Etymology of the English word deject
the English word
dejectderived from the Latin word
deicere (overthrow, bring down, depose; throw, pour, jump; unhorse; let fall; shed)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
icere (hit, strike; smite)
derived from the Late Latin word
iacere (to throw; lie; lie down; lie ill; throw, hurl, cast)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yē-Date
The earliest known usage of deject in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
dejected,
dejectingUsage
Word found in Modern English
