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Where does “jetteson” come from?

jetteson (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman getteson, from Old French getaison, from Latin iactō, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.

Ancestry of “jetteson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normangetteson—
2Old Frenchgetaisona throwing
3Latiniactō—
4Latiniaciō—
5Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw

Words derived from “jetteson”

  • jetsam
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