Where does “Genitivobjekt” come from?
Genitivobjekt (German) comes from German Objekt, from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Genitivobjekt (German): object in the genitive case
Definitions
- object in the genitive case
Ancestry of “Genitivobjekt”, step by step
Genitivobjekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Objekt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Objekt | object |
| 2 | Latin | obiectum | A charge, accusation |
| 3 | Latin | obiectus | offered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed |
| 4 | Latin | obiciō | to throw or put to, towards, in front of or before |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via German Genitiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Genitiv | the genitive case |
| 2 | Latin | genitivus | Alternative form of genetīvus; pertaining to... |
| 3 | Latin | genitus | begotten; engendered; produced |
| 4 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |