Where does “job” come from?
job (French) comes from English job, from English jobbe of work, from Italian gobbe, from Old French gobet — piece.
job (French): job; work
Definitions
- job; work
Ancestry of “job”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | job | A task; An economic role for which a person is... |
| 2 | English | jobbe of work | piece of work |
| 3 | Italian | gobbe | feminine plural of gobbo; plural of gobba |
| 4 | Old French | gobet | piece |