Etymology

jess

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Today it means: A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened. Full definition →

Middle English ges ← Middle French gies ← Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus
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jess · noun, verb1

  1. Vulgar Latin · derived from*iectus, jectus
  2. Middle French · derived fromgies
  3. Middle English · derived fromges
  4. English todayjess

From Middle English ges, from Middle French gies, from the plural of jet (“throw”), from Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus < iactus (“a throwing”), or from jeter (“to throw”), itself from Latin iactare.

jess · noun2

See jet (etymology 2).

jess · adverb3

See just.

Jess · proper noun4

Clipping of Jesse, Jessica, or Jessamy.

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