Merriam-Webster's Book of Word Histories by Merriam-Webster Inc

Author:Merriam-Webster Inc.
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Reference
Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Published: 2011-09-19T16:00:00+00:00

jiminy See JEEPERS.

[alter. of Gemini]

jingo See CHAUVINISM.

[fr. Jingo supporter of the British belligerent attitude toward Russia in 1878, fr. jingo (a mild oath), prob. euphemism for Jesus; fr. the fact that the phrase by jingo appeared in the refrain of a chauvinistic song sung by the Jingoes]

jingoism See CHAUVINISM.

[jingo + -ism]

jinn , jinni See GENIUS.

[Ar jinnīy demon, spirit]

join See YOGA.

[ME joinen, fr. OF join-, joign-, stem of joindre, fr. L jungere]

jonquil See JUNKET.

[NL & F; NL junquilia, fr. F or Sp; F jonquille, fr. Sp junquillo, dim. of junco rush, reed (fr. the appearance of the leaves), fr. L juncus]

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