Where does “ĵetono” come from?
ĵetono (Esperanto) comes from English jeton, from French jeton, from French jeter, from Old French jeter, from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.
ĵetono (Esperanto): token coin
Definitions
- token coin
Ancestry of “ĵetono”, step by step
ĵetono traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English jeton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jeton | A counter or token |
| 2 | French | jeton | A game chip or token, a counter; A Scrabble tile |
| 3 | French | jeter | to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw... |
| 4 | Old French | jeter | to throw |
| 5 | Latin | iectāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | iactāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |
via Italian gettone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gettone | token; counter; chip |
via Russian жетон
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | жетон | token; coin (e.g. in a casino), chip |