November 21, 2006
THANKS TO THE JAVY DEAL, THE SOX FINISHED SUBJACENT TO THE YANKS:
Word-a-Day (Wordsmith, 11/21/06)
subjacent (sub-JAY-suhnt) adjectivePosted by Orrin Judd at November 21, 2006 8:30 AMLying under or below something.
[From Latin subjacent- (stem of subjacens), present participle of subjacere
(to underlie), from sub- (under) + jacere (to lie). Ultimately from the
Indo-European root ye- (to throw), that is also the source of jettison,
eject, project, reject, object, subject, adjective, joist, and ejaculate.]
Comments
. . . and the Jays.
Posted by: Jim in Chicago at November 21, 2006 12:11 PM