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Where does “objektiv” come from?

objektiv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål 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.

objektiv (Norwegian Bokmål): a lens

Definitions

  1. a lens

Ancestry of “objektiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålobjektan object
2LatinobiectumA charge, accusation
3Latinobiectusoffered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed
4Latinobiciō—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “objektiv”

  • makroobjektiv
  • teleobjektiv
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