"a forcing of a fluid into a body" (with a syringe, etc.), early 15c., from Old French iniection (14c.) or directly from Latin iniectionem (nominative iniectio) "a throwing in," noun of action from past participle stem of inicere "to throw in or on" (see inject).
initiation
initiative
initiatory
in-itselfness
inject
injection
injector
in-joke
injudicious
Injun
injunction