projections

noun

the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

the act of projecting out from something

the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction

the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else

any solid convex shape that juts out from something

any structure that branches out from a central support

a planned undertaking

the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward iacio-ject · Latin · throw

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Where does projections come from?

The word projections breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -ject, from Latin iacio (“throw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.