Where does “subject” come from?
Subject comes from Latin subiectus, meaning "thrown under," from sub, "under," and iacio, "to throw," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upo, "under."
subject (English): Likely to be affected by or to experience...
Definitions
- Likely to be affected by or to experience...
Ancestry of “subject”, step by step
subject traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English subget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | subget | — |
| 2 | Old French | suget | — |
| 3 | Latin | subiectus | thrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,... |
| 4 | Latin | subiciō | to throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Latin subiectum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | subiectum | That which is spoken of; the foundation or... |
via Medieval Latin subiecto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | subiecto | dative masculine singular of subiectus; dative... |