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Inject

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to force a liquid into something, typically using a needle or syringe
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Stage 1 of 2
inicere
Latin · ancient
"to throw in"
to throw in, from in- (in) and iacere (to throw)
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Stage 2 of 2
inject
English · 1600s
"to force a liquid into something, especially with a needle"
settled as the English word for forcing a liquid into something
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