Interject
/ˌɪn.təˈdʒekt/noun
To interrupt a conversation or speech with a remark.
Did you know?Interject comes from Latin intericere, a compound built from inter- “between” and iacere “to throw,” the same root behind words like eject and trajectory.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeh₂-
“to throw, send”
Latin
Latin
iacere
“to throw”
Latin
Latin
intericere
“to throw between; to insert”
Late Latin / Old French
Latin/Old French
interject-
“to insert between, interrupt”
16th Century
English
interject
“to throw in a remark; interrupt a speech”
Modern English
English
interject
“to interrupt a conversation or speech with a remark”