Where does “abjection” come from?
abjection (French) comes from Latin abiectio, from Latin abiciō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abjection (French): something that is worthy of utter contempt
Definitions
- something that is worthy of utter contempt
Ancestry of “abjection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | abiectio | throwing away or rejecting; dejection,... |
| 2 | Latin | abiciō | — |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |