Where does “Präpositionalobjekt” come from?
Präpositionalobjekt (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.
Präpositionalobjekt (German): prepositional object
Definitions
- prepositional object
Ancestry of “Präpositionalobjekt”, step by step
Präpositionalobjekt 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 präpositional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | präpositional | prepositional |
| 2 | German | Präposition | adposition, preposition; preposition |
| 3 | Latin | praepositiō | preference |
| 4 | Latin | praepōnō | to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |