Where does “subjective” come from?

Subjective comes from Latin subiectus, the past participle of subicere, meaning to throw under, from sub under and iacere to throw.

subjective (English): Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	subiectivus	subjective
2	Latin	subiectus	thrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,...
3	Latin	subiciō	to throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near
4	Latin	sub	under, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5	Proto-Italic	supo	under
6	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—