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Where does “jeter” come from?

jeter (French) comes from Old French jeter, from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.

jeter (French): to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw...

Definitions

  1. to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw...

Ancestry of “jeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjeterto throw
2Latiniectāre—
3Latiniactāre—
4Latiniaciō—
5Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw

Words derived from “jeter”

  • jetty
  • jitney
  • jete
  • jeté
  • jeton
  • jetton
  • jettiness
  • gettone
  • gettonare
  • жетон
  • jetable
  • jeton
  • jetée
  • jeta
  • jeteur
  • jeté
  • Jeton
  • ĵetilo
  • disĵeti
  • pilkoĵetilo
  • ĵeteti
  • ĵetfermi
  • suprenĵeti
  • ĵeti
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