'objectified' originates from English, specifically the word 'objectify', which is formed from 'object' + the verb-forming suffix '-ify' (ultimately from Latin '-ificare'); 'object' itself comes from Latin 'objectum' (from 'objicere') where the elements 'ob-' meant 'toward/against' and 'jacere' (or 'icere' in compounds) meant 'to throw'.

'object' entered English via Old French 'objet' from Latin 'objectum' (the past participle of Latin 'objicere'). The suffix '-ify' was added in English (via Latin/French patterns) to form verbs meaning 'make into' or 'cause to be', producing 'objectify' in modern English; 'objectified' is the regular past/past participle form.

Initially, 'object' referred literally to 'something thrown before' or a thing presented; over time it generalized to mean 'a thing' or 'entity.' 'Objectify' and its forms evolved to mean 'make into an object' or 'treat as an object,' and in modern usage especially can imply dehumanization or sexualization.