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Where does “jasey” come from?

jasey (English) 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.

jasey (English): A wig, originally made of worsted wool

Definitions

  1. A wig, originally made of worsted wool

Ancestry of “jasey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJerseyA cow of the Jersey breed
2Anglo-NormanGersui—
3LatinCaesarea—
4Latin-eanominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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