Where does “subjektiv” come from?
subjektiv (German) comes from French subjectif, from Latin subiectivus, from Latin subiectus, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subjektiv (German): subjective
Definitions
- subjective
Ancestry of “subjektiv”, step by step
subjektiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French subjectif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | subjectif | subjective; personal; subjective |
| 2 | Latin | subiectivus | subjective |
| 3 | Latin | subiectus | thrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,... |
| 4 | Latin | subiciō | to throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |