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Where does “jade” come from?

jade (Spanish) comes from French jade, from French ejade, from Spanish ijada, from Latin iliata, from Latin īlia.

jade (Spanish): jade

Definitions

  1. jade

Ancestry of “jade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjadejade
2Frenchejadejade
3SpanishijadaSynonym of ijar, side; flank; pain felt in the...
4Latiniliata—
5Latinīlia—
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