Where does “Jersey” come from?
Jersey (Danish) comes from English Jersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, from Latin Caesarea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Jersey (Danish): Jersey (island)
Definitions
- Jersey (island)
Ancestry of “Jersey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jersey | A cow of the Jersey breed |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | Gersui | — |
| 3 | Latin | Caesarea | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |