Jet Definition
Other Word Forms of Jet
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Adjective
Origin of Jet
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French from Old French from jeter to spout forth, throw from Vulgar Latin iectāre alteration of Latin iactāre frequentative of iacere to throw yē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French jet, Old French get, giet, Latin iactus (“a throwing, a throw”), from iacere (“to throw”). See abject, ejaculate, gist, jess, jut.
From Wiktionary
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From Old French / French jet, jayet, Latin gagates after Ancient Greek Γαγάτης (Gagatēs), from Γάγας (Gagas, “a town and river in Lycia”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Anglo-Norman geet from Latin gagātēs from Greek after Gagas , a town of Lycia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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