Etymology of the English word jeepers
the English word
jeepersderived from the English word
euphemismderived from the Greek word
euphemismos, εὐφημισμός, εὐϕημισμός
using the Greek prefix
eu-, εὐ-
derived from the Greek word
eusderived from the Greek word
euphemizein, εὐϕημίζω
derived from the Greek word
eu, εὖ ( well)
derived from the Greek word
phemi, φημί (to say; to show or make known one's thoughts; speak or say)
derived from the Greek word
pheme, φήμη (a saying; rumor ('fame'))
derived from the Greek word
phanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the English word
Jesusderived from the Latin word
Jesus (Jesus)
derived from the Greek word
Iesous, Ἰησοῦς (Jesus (Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites)
derived from the Hebrew word
Yeshua`Date
The earliest known usage of jeepers in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
