Etymology of the English word jellybean
the English word
jellybeanderived from the English word
beanderived from the English word
jellyderived from the Old French word
geleederived from the Latin word
gelataderived from the Classical Latin word
gelare (cause to freeze; be frozen, be chilled)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gel-derived from the French word
propriamderived from the French word
gelerderived from the Latin word
gelatioderived from the Latin word
gelatusderived from the Classical Latin word
gelare (cause to freeze; be frozen, be chilled)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gel-derived from the Old French word
suivreUsage
Word found in Modern English