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
- to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw...
Ancestry of “jeter”, step by step
jeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French jeter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | jeter | to throw |
| 2 | Latin | iectāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | iactāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |
via Latin iectō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | iectō | throw |