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Where does “objectify” come from?

Objectify derives from English object, from Latin obiectum, the past participle of obicere, meaning to throw against, from iacere meaning to throw.

objectify (English): To make something possible to be perceived by...

Definitions

  1. To make something possible to be perceived by...

Ancestry of “objectify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobjectA thing that has physical :existence; Objective;...
2Old Frenchobject—
3LatinobiectumA charge, accusation
4Latinobiectusoffered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed
5Latinobiciō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “objectify”

  • objectifiable
  • unobjectifiable
  • nonobjectifiable
  • objectifier
  • reobjectify
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