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
- a precious stone
Ancestry of “jagonce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | giargone | a kind of colourless zircon, perfectly... |
| 2 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 3 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |