Etymology of the English word jaywalk
the English word
jaywalkderived from the English word
jayderived from the Hindi word
jayaderived from the Old French word
jaiderived from the Latin word
gaiusderived from the Late Latin word
properderived from the Latin word
Gaius (Gaius)
derived from the English word
walkderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-derived from the English word
jayDate
The earliest known usage of jaywalk in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
