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Where does “jako” come from?

jako (Ido) comes from Ido jaketo, from Esperanto jako, from German jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος — heel of the foot; heel.

jako (Ido): jacket

Definitions

  1. jacket

Ancestry of “jako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idojaketojacket
2Esperantojakojacket, coat
3Germanjacke—
4Middle Frenchjaque—
5Middle Frenchjacques—
6Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
7LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
8Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
9Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
10HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
11Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “jako”

  • jaki
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