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DictionaryRoot: iacere
Latin

iacere

throw, cast

Forms

  • iac-
  • iact- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘thrown.’
  • -ic- — Used in Latin compounds.
  • -iect- — Stem of the form meaning ‘thrown’ in Latin compounds.
  • -ject- — English spelling of the compound stem.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ye-, ‘throw; impel.’

Note

Latin vowel length distinguishes this verb from iacēre, ‘lie down.’

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At a small planning meeting a participant raises an open stopping hand and gives a headshake in disagreement with a proposal shown as a simple model footbridge, two other people listen.
noun

objection

ub-JEK-shun/əbˈdʒekʃn/

A statement or reason expressing opposition to something.

Etymology
obLatintoward, against; in the way
+jectLatinthrow, cast
+ionLatinan action, process, or result

An objection carries the image of throwing something against or in the way of something else. An argument brought forward against a claim became a statement of disagreement or opposition.

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