Where does “オブジェクト” come from?

オブジェクト (Japanese) comes from English object, from Old French object, from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

オブジェクト (Japanese): object

Definitions

  1. object

Ancestry of “オブジェクト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobjectA thing that has physical existence but is not alive
2Old Frenchobject
3LatinobiectumA charge, accusation
4Latinobiectusoffered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed
5Latinobiciōto throw or put to, towards, in front of or before
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Latin obiciō