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Where does “obiectum” come from?

obiectum (Latin) comes from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, 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.

obiectum (Latin): A charge, accusation

Definitions

  1. A charge, accusation

Ancestry of “obiectum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobiectusoffered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed
2Latinobiciō—
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obiectum”

  • object
  • objecting
  • objectification
  • objector
  • objectify
  • objectless
  • subobject
  • objecthood
  • objectual
  • objectifiable
  • metaobject
  • objectness
  • nonobject
  • multiobject
  • objectlike
  • objectlessness
  • objecteth
  • ojek
  • objectest
  • objectually
  • unobjectifiable
  • nonobjectifiable
  • nonobjecting
  • nanoobject
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