Where does “jubilee” come from?

Jubilee comes from Middle French jubile, from Late Latin jubilaeus, meaning a year of remission and restoration in Jewish law.

jubilee (English): A special year of emancipation supposed to be...

Definitions

  1. A special year of emancipation supposed to be...

Ancestry of “jubilee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchjubile
2Late Latinjubilaeus
Every word from Late Latin jubilaeusEvery word from Middle French jubile
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