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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ABJECT. Etymology of the word
ABJECT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ABJECT, mean;
lit. cast away. (L.) Shak. has it several times, and once the
subst. abjécts, Rich. III, i. I. 106. It was formerly used also as a
verb. 'Almighty God abjected Saul, that he shulde no more reigne ouer
Israel;' Sir T. Elyot, The Governour, b. ii. c. i.—Lat. abiectus, cast away, pp. of
abiicere, to cast away.—Lat. ab; and iacere,
to cast. ¶ The Lat. iacere, according to Curtius, vol. ii. p. 59,
'can hardly be separated from Gk.
ἰἁπθειν, to throw.' Fick suggests that
the G. jah, quick, and jagen, to hunt, are from the same root; see
Yacht. Der. abject-ly, abject-ion, abject-ness, abjects (pl.
sb.).
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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