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Where does “jazz” come from?

jazz (French) comes from English Jazz, from English Jaz.

jazz (French): jazz

Definitions

  1. jazz

Ancestry of “jazz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJazz—
2EnglishJaz—

Words derived from “jazz”

  • jazzer
  • jazzique
Every word from English Jaz →