Etymology

jettison

jet·ti·son
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Today it means: Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon to lighten the vessel. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman getteson ← Old French getaison ← Vulgar Latin *iectātiō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromiactō
  2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*iectātiō
  3. Old French · derived fromgetaison
  4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromgetteson
  5. English todayjettison

From Anglo-Norman getteson, from Old French getaison, from geter, jeter (modern French: would be *jetaison like pendaison); possibly from a Vulgar Latin *iectātiō, from *iectātus < iectāre, from Latin iactō. Doublet of jetsam.

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normangetteson all →

jetsam

Latiniactō all →

jettyparget

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