Where does “job” come from?
Job comes from English jobbe, a word of unknown origin and meaning related to work.
job (English): A task; An economic role for which a person is...
Definitions
- A task; An economic role for which a person is...
Ancestry of “job”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jobbe of work | piece of work |
| 2 | Italian | gobbe | feminine plural of gobbo; plural of gobba |
| 3 | Old French | gobet | piece |