projet etymology

French word projet comes from Latin iacio, Latin pro, and later German Projekt (Project.)

Detailed word origin of projet

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
iacio Latin (lat) (as a shadow) I project.. (figuratively) I throw out in speaking, let fall, utter, mention, declare.. I lay, set, establish, build, found, construct, erect.. I scatter, sow, throw.. I send forth, emit; bring forth, produce.. I throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away.
pro Latin (lat) About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of.
proicio Latin (lat) (by extension) I cast out, expel, exile, banish.. (by extension) I stretch out, hold out, extend, project.. (figuratively) I put off, defer, delay.. (figuratively) I throw away, give up, yield, resign, renounce, reject, disdain; neglect, desert, abandon.. (figuratively, with se) I rush into something; degrade myself.. (in architecture) I let part of a building jut out, cause to project.. I [...]
proiectum Latin (lat)
proiectus Latin (lat)
Projekt German (deu) Project.
projet French (fra) (Louisiana French, legal) draft constitution. Plan. Project.

Words with the same origin as projet

Descendants of iacio
amict injectable injecter injection interjection jet jet lag jet-lag jetable jeter jeteur jetlagué jeton objectif objet sujet sujétion surjectif surjection trajet éjecter
Descendants of pro
pour pour-cent pour-compte pourboire pource pourcent pourtant purin