Where does “jess” come from?
jess (English) comes from Middle English ges, from Middle French gies, from Middle French jet, from Latin iactus, from Latin iacere, from Latin iaceō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
jess (English): A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird...
Definitions
- A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird...
Ancestry of “jess”, step by step
jess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ges
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ges | — |
| 2 | Middle French | gies | — |
| 3 | Middle French | jet | throw |
| 4 | Latin | iactus | thrown, having been thrown, hurled, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | iacere | present active infinitive of iaciō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | iaceō | to lie prostrate, lie down; recline |
| 7 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |