Etymology of the English word reject
the English word
rejectderived from the Latin word
reiectusderived from the Latin word
reicere (throw back; drive back; repulse)
using the Latin prefix
re-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-derived from the Latin word
reiicere (throw back; drive back; repulse)
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 reject in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
rejectee,
rejected,
rejectingUsage
Word found in Modern English
