Where does “jargon” come from?
jargon (French) comes from Italian giargone, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
jargon (French): jargon, specialised or unintelligible language;...
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- jargon, specialised or unintelligible language;...
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