Where does “jitbag” come from?
jitbag (English) comes from English jit, from English jitney, from Louisiana Creole French jetnée, from French jeton, from French jeter, from Old French jeter, from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre — to throw.
jitbag (English): A term of abuse
Definitions
- A term of abuse
Ancestry of “jitbag”, step by step
jitbag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jit | To compile immediately when needed, as part of... |
| 2 | English | jitney | A small bus or minibus which typically operates... |
| 3 | Louisiana Creole French | jetnée | — |
| 4 | French | jeton | A game chip or token, a counter; A Scrabble tile |
| 5 | French | jeter | to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw... |
| 6 | Old French | jeter | to throw |
| 7 | Latin | iectāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | iactāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |