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Where does “Jobs” come from?

Jobs (German) comes from German Job, from English job, from English jobbe of work, from Italian gobbe, from Old French gobet — piece.

Jobs (German): plural of Job; genitive singular of Job

Definitions

  1. plural of Job; genitive singular of Job

Ancestry of “Jobs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJoba task, an assignment; employment
2EnglishjobA task; An economic role for which a person is...
3Englishjobbe of workpiece of work
4Italiangobbefeminine plural of gobbo; plural of gobba
5Old Frenchgobetpiece
Every word from Old French gobet →