Etymology of the English word ejecta
the English word
ejectaderived from the New Latin word
eiectaderived from the Latin word
eiectus (expulsion, driving out; banishment)
derived from the Latin word
eiicere (cast, throw, fling)
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-derived from the Latin word
eicere (accomplish, perform, bring about; cast, throw, fling)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-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 ejecta in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
