Where does “jactancy” come from?
jactancy (English) comes from Latin jactantia, from Latin jactans, from Latin jactare, from Latin jacēre.
jactancy (English): boasting; bragging
Ancestry of “jactancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | jactantia | Alternative form of iactantia; nominative neuter... |
| 2 | Latin | jactans | Alternative form of iactans |
| 3 | Latin | jactare | present active infinitive of jactō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | jacēre | — |