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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
OBJECT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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OBJECT,
to offer in opposition, oppose. (F.,—L.) 'The kinges
mother obiected openly against his mariage;' Sir T. More,
Works, p. 60, l. I. 'To obiecte [venture] their owne bodyes
and lyues for their defence;' Sir T. Elyot, Castel of Helth, b. iii. c.
12.—O. F. obiecter, 'to object;' Cot.—Lat. obiectare,
to throw against, oppose; frequentative of obicere (objicere), to
throw towards.—Lat. ob, towards, against; and iacere, to
throw. See Ob- and Jet
(1). Der. object, sb., a thing thrown before or presented to
the senses or mind, Merch. Ven. i. I. 20; object-glass; object-ion, I
Hen. VI, iv. I. 129, and in Palsgrave, from F. objection (obiection
in Cotgrave), from Lat. acc. obiectionem; object-ion-able; object-ive, in
Bailey, vol. ii. ed. 1731, a coined word, object-ive-ly, object-ive-ness,
object-iv-i-ty.
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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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