Where does “jeter” come from?

jeter (Old French) comes from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.

jeter (Old French): to throw

Definitions

  1. to throw

Ancestry of “jeter”, step by step

jeter traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iectāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniectāre—
2Latiniactāre—
3Latiniaciōto throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away
4Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw

via Latin iactō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniactōto throw, cast, hurl

via Late Latin iectare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latiniectare—

Words derived from “jeter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- →Every word from Latin iaciō →Every word from Latin iactāre →