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Where does “jarre” come from?

jarre (French) comes from Old French jare, from Arabic جَرَّة — earthen receptacle; jar; earthern receptacle.

jarre (French): jar

Definitions

  1. jar

Ancestry of “jarre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjare—
2Arabicجَرَّةearthen receptacle; jar; earthern receptacle
Every word from Arabic جَرَّة →