project

/pˈɹɒdʒekt/PRO-jekt

/pˈɹɑdʒɛkt/PRAH-jekt

Meaningthrown forward

Common meaning: a planned task

projectthrown forwardSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 470 · scan

Journey through time

Latinproiectumsource
Old Frenchprojectsource
Englishproject‘a planned task’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin proiectum ‘thrown forward’.

Roots

proiectum Latin “thrown forward”

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