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Where does “objekti” come from?

objekti (Finnish) comes from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

objekti (Finnish): object

Definitions

  1. object

Ancestry of “objekti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “objekti”

  • seksiobjekti
  • seksuaaliobjekti
  • sukupuoliobjekti
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