abject
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɑbˈjɛkt/
adj
Definitions
- reprehensible, despicable, abject
Etymology
Borrowed from French abject derived from Latin abiectus (cast down).
Origin
Latin
abiectus
Gloss
cast down
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abject English
- abiectiō, abiectiōn- Latin
- abiectus Latin
- abietto Italian
- abject French
- abjectement French
- abyecto Spanish, Castilian
- abjeto Portuguese
- abiect Middle English