Where does “jigolo” come from?
jigolo (Turkish) comes from French gigolo, from French gigolette, from French giguer, from French gigue, from Old French gige, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.
jigolo (Turkish): a male prostitute, manwhore
Definitions
- a male prostitute, manwhore
Ancestry of “jigolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gigolo | gigolo |
| 2 | French | gigolette | shoulder of rabbit or thigh of poultry; young... |
| 3 | French | giguer | to dance the jig; to dance, gambol, prance,... |
| 4 | French | gigue | string instrument, roughly in the form of a... |
| 5 | Old French | gige | — |
| 6 | Frankish | gīge | dance, fiddle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |