Original: The word project comes from the Latin word projectum from the Latin verb proicere , '' to throw something forwards '' which in turn comes from pro- , which denotes something that precedes the action of the next part of the word in time ( paralleling the Greek Ï Ï Ï ) and iacere , '' to throw '' .
Simplified: The word project comes from the Latin word projectum from projicere , '' to throw something forwards '' which in turn comes from pro- , which denotes something that precedes the action of the next part of the word in time ( paralleling the Greek Ï Ï Ï ) and jacere , '' to throw '' .