jersey

jersey · noun¹

From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey.

Jersey · proper noun, noun²

1. Latin · derived fromCaesarea
2. Old Norse · derived from[Term?]
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromGersui
4. Middle English · inherited fromGersey
5. English todayJersey

From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.

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