Where does “objectif” come from?
objectif (French) comes from Latin objectivus, from Latin obicio, 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.
objectif (French): objective; objective; impartial; objective, goal,...
Definitions
- objective; objective; impartial; objective, goal,...
Ancestry of “objectif”, step by step
objectif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin objectivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | objectivus | objective |
| 2 | Latin | obicio | I throw or put to, towards, in front of or... |
| 3 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 4 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Latin obiectivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obiectivus | objective |
| 2 | Latin | obiciō | to throw or put to, towards, in front of or before |
| 3 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(H)yéh₁kt | to throw |