Where does “jeté” come from?

jeté (English) comes from French jeté, from French jeter, from Old French jeter, from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.

jeté (English): Alternative form of jete

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jete

Ancestry of “jeté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjetéjete; Strip of fabric or embroidery which is used...
2Frenchjeterto throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw...
3Old Frenchjeterto throw
4Latiniectāre—
5Latiniactāre—
6Latiniaciōto throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away
7Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- →