eject

Where does the word "eject" come from? It comes from Latin eicere, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).

Eject’s story begins in Latin: eicere meant “to throw out.” To throw out, from ex- (out) and iacere (to throw). It reached English by 1500s as eject. Settled as the English word for forcefully expelling something. Today, eject means to forcefully expel or throw something out.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient eicere "to throw out", to throw out, from ex- (out) and iacere (to throw).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1500s eject "to forcefully expel or throw something out", settled as the English word for forcefully expelling something.