Where does “abject” come from?

abject (French) comes from Latin abiectus, from Latin abiciō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abject (French): Worthy of utmost contempt or disgust; vile;...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	abiectus	thrown or cast aside, down or away, having been...
2	Latin	abiciō	to throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside
3	Latin	ab-	from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4	Latin	āb	from, away from, out of
5	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—