Where does “jargongig” come from?
jargongig (Swedish) comes from Swedish jargong, from French jargon, from Italian giargone, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom — to flourish; green, yellow.
jargongig (Swedish): jargonish, jargonistic
Definitions
- jargonish, jargonistic
Ancestry of “jargongig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jargong | jargon |
| 2 | French | jargon | jargon, specialised or unintelligible language;... |
| 3 | Italian | giargone | a kind of colourless zircon, perfectly... |
| 4 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 5 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |