Where does “double-jobbing” come from?

double-jobbing (English) comes from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

double-jobbing (English): The act of holding two or more political offices...

Definitions

  1. The act of holding two or more political offices...

Ancestry of “double-jobbing”, step by step

double-jobbing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Job

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
2LatinIobJob
3LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via English doublé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoubléA compound attack that deceives the opponent's...
2Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
3Middle Frenchdouble
4Old Frenchdobledouble
5Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
6Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-
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