English
objection
Objection comes from Latin obiectio ‘objection, opposition’, from obiciō ‘to throw or put to, towards, in front of or…’, and ultimately from 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiciō‘to throw or put to, towards, in front of or before’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiectio‘objection, opposition’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400objeccion
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600objection
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiciō‘to throw or put to, towards, in front of or before’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiectio‘objection, opposition’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400objeccion
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600objection
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
Earliest quotation: 1994, Stephen Davis Porter: “Counsel for the property owner immediately raised an objection…”
Formed from object + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’
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Latin obiciō ‘to throw against’
Latin obiectus ‘thrown against; opposed’
Medieval Latin obiectum ‘object’
Old French object
English object
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’
year, hour, catheter, trajectory, enema, jut, iambic, abject, jetsam, dejection, 40 more
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
projection, projectile, ejection, 27 more
through Latin iaciō ‘to throw, hurl’
disease, project, ease, adjacent, jet, jess, gist, injection, inject, jetty, conjecture, adjective, ejaculate, ejaculation, eject, joist, jettison, interject, subjection, 32 more
Today it means
noun The act of objecting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- / objection