English
biojet
Biojet comes from French jet ‘throw’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yeh₁-‘to throw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiaciō‘to throw, hurl, cast, fling’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiactus
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*iectusreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400get
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjet‘throw’
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaybiojet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yeh₁-‘to throw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiaciō‘to throw, hurl, cast, fling’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiactus
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*iectusreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400get
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjet‘throw’
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaybiojet
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’
year, hour, trajectory, catheter, enema, abject, jut, iambic, dejection, jetsam, 36 more
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
objective, objection, projection, projectile, ejection, objector, 23 more
through Latin iaciō ‘to throw, hurl, cast, fling’
disease, project, ease, object, adjacent, injection, inject, gist, conjecture, adjective, ejaculation, eject, ejaculate, jetty, joist, interject, subjection, jettison, 31 more
through Vulgar Latin *iectus
through French jet ‘throw’
Today it means
noun An aviation fuel combining traditional kerosene-based fuel with biodiesel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- / biojet