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Where does “jagonce” come from?

jagonce (Old French) comes from Italian giargone, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

jagonce (Old French): a precious stone

Definitions

  1. a precious stone

Ancestry of “jagonce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiargonea kind of colourless zircon, perfectly...
2Arabicزَرْقُونzircon; minium
3Pahlavizlgwn'—
4Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “jagonce”

  • jargonza
  • jargonça
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