Where does “jumping” come from?

Jumping derives from English jump, which came from English jupe, borrowed from Arabic جُبَّة, ultimately from Middle French jupe.

jumping (English): Exuberantly active; in full swing; present...

Definitions

  1. Exuberantly active; in full swing; present...

Ancestry of “jumping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjumpTo propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or...
2Arabicجَنْب—

Words derived from “jumping”

Every word from Arabic جَنْب →Every word from English jump →