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Where does “objekto” come from?

objekto (Esperanto) comes from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

objekto (Esperanto): a material thing, an object; field of study,...

Definitions

  1. a material thing, an object; field of study,...

Ancestry of “objekto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “objekto”

  • lernobjekto
  • studobjekto
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