Where does “jactance” come from?
jactance (French) comes from Latin iactantia, from Latin iactans, from Latin iactō, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.
jactance (French): boastfulness, bragging; banter
Definitions
- boastfulness, bragging; banter
Ancestry of “jactance”, step by step
jactance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin iactantia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | iactantia | boasting, bragging; display, ostentation;... |
| 2 | Latin | iactans | throwing, casting, hurling; scattering, tossing;... |
| 3 | Latin | iactō | to throw, cast, hurl |
| 4 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |
via French jacter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | jacter | To talk, speak; To speak; To chat |
| 2 | French | jacqueter | to chat |