Where does “jewelly” come from?
jewelly (English) comes from English Jewel, from Middle English juel, from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, from Vulgar Latin jocale, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos — to utter.
jewelly (English): Resembling or characteristic of a jewel; gemlike
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a jewel; gemlike
Ancestry of “jewelly”, step by step
jewelly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jewel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jewel | from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century |
| 2 | Middle English | juel | Something of great monetary worth or value,... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | juel | — |
| 4 | Old French | jouel | jewel; treasure; an object or person of beauty |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | jocale | graceful object |
| 6 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |