Where does “jeepney” come from?
jeepney (English) comes from English jitney, from Louisiana Creole French jetnée, from French jeton, from French jeter, from Old French jeter, from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō — to throw.
jeepney (English): especially one with flamboyant decoration and usually heavily crowded
Definitions
- especially one with flamboyant decoration and usually heavily crowded
Ancestry of “jeepney”, step by step
jeepney traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jitney
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jitney | A small bus or minibus which typically operates... |
| 2 | Louisiana Creole French | jetnée | — |
| 3 | French | jeton | A game chip or token, a counter; A Scrabble tile |
| 4 | French | jeter | to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw... |
| 5 | Old French | jeter | to throw |
| 6 | Latin | iectāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | iactāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |
via English Jeep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jeep | A vehicle suitable for rough terrain |
| 2 | English | GP | Initialism of gold piece; Initialism of general... |
| 3 | English | general-purpose | for general purposes; all-purpose |