Etymology

eject

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Today it means: To compel (a person or persons) to leave. Full definition →

Middle French éjecter ← Latin ēiectus
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eject · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromēiectus
  2. Middle French · derived froméjecter
  3. English todayeject

From Middle French éjecter, from Latin ēiectus, perfect passive participle of ēiciō (“to throw out”), or from ēiectō, the frequentative form of the same verb, from ē-, combining form of ex (“out”), + iaciō (“to throw”).

eject · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromēiectum“(that which is) thrown out”
  2. English todayeject

From Latin ēiectum (“(that which is) thrown out”), from ēiciō (“to throw out”) (see Etymology 1). Coined by W. K. Clifford by analogy with subject and object.

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