Where does “jargonelle” come from?
jargonelle (French) comes from French jargon, 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.
Ancestry of “jargonelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jargon | jargon, specialised or unintelligible language;... |
| 2 | Italian | giargone | a kind of colourless zircon, perfectly... |
| 3 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 4 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |