Etymology of the English word subject
the English word
subjectderived from the Latin word
subiectus (lying near, adjacent)
derived from the Latin word
subiicere (throw under, place under; make subject)
derived from the Latin word
icere (hit, strike; smite)
using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived 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 subject in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
countersubject,
subjectify,
subjected,
subjectingCognates
Catalan
subjecte, Dutch
subject, French
sujet, German
Subjekt, Italian
soggetto, Latin
subjectum, Lithuanian
subjektas, Norwegian
subjekt, Polish
subiekt, Portuguese
sujeito, Provençal
subjet, Russian
cyбьeкт, Spanish
sugeto, Swedish
subjektUsage
Word found in Modern English
