Etymology

objective

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Today it means: Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality. Full definition →

Middle English obgectyf ← Middle French objectif ← Medieval Latin obiectīvus
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The story

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromobiectīvus
  2. Middle French · derived fromobjectif
  3. Middle English · inherited fromobgectyf
  4. English todayobjective

From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin obiectīvus. By surface analysis, object + -ive.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.