English
subjection
Subjection comes from Latin subiectio ‘laying, putting or placing under’, from iaciō ‘throw, hurl’, 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‘throw, hurl’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubiciō‘to throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubiectioas subjectiō‘laying, putting or placing under’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400subjectioun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1671subjection
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‘throw, hurl’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubiciō‘to throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubiectioas subjectiō‘laying, putting or placing under’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400subjectioun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1671subjection
Earliest quotation: 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, […].: “Maſters commands come with a power reſiſtleſs / To…”
Equivalent to subject + -ion
Latin subiciō ‘throw’
Latin subiectus ‘lying under or near’
Old French suget
Middle English subget
English subject
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’
year, hour, catheter, trajectory, enema, jut, iambic, abject, jetsam, dejection, 37 more
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
objective, projection, objection, projectile, ejection, objector, 24 more
through Latin iaciō ‘throw, hurl’
disease, project, ease, adjacent, jet, object, jess, gist, injection, inject, jetty, conjecture, adjective, ejaculate, ejaculation, eject, joist, jettison, interject, 32 more
Today it means
noun The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- / subjection