Where does “love jones” come from?
love jones (English) comes from English jones, from English john, from Middle English John, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן.
love jones (English): An intense, addiction-like craving or desire for love, especially romantic love
Definitions
- An intense, addiction-like craving or desire for love, especially romantic love
Ancestry of “love jones”, step by step
love jones traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jones
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jones | Heroin; An addiction or intense craving; Have an... |
| 2 | English | john | A prostitute's client; A device or place to... |
| 3 | Middle English | John | An appellation for a generic individual, especially of lower social standing |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | Jehan | John |
| 5 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 9 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 10 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 11 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via English Love
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Love | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter L |
| 2 | Middle English | love | love; strong and deep affection |
| 3 | Old English | lufu | love |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *lubu | love |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lubō | love, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |