Where does “jobspeak” come from?

jobspeak (English) comes from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jobspeak (English): The jargon associated with some form of employment

Definitions

  1. The jargon associated with some form of employment

Ancestry of “jobspeak”, step by step

jobspeak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Job

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
2LatinIobJob
3LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via English speak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspeakTo communicate with one's voice, to say words out...
2Middle Englishspeke
3Old EnglishspecanAlternative form of sprecan; to speak
4Old Englishsprecanto speak, talk
5Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
6Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws