Etymology of the English word jetsam
the English word
jetsamderived from the English word
jettisonderived from the Old French word
getaisonderived from the Latin word
iactatio (shaking; boasting; showing off)
derived from the Latin word
jactatumderived from the Latin word
iactare (throw away, throw out, throw)
derived from the Late Latin word
iacere (to throw; lie; lie down; lie ill; throw, hurl, cast)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yē-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
gettesonderived from the Latin word
jectareDate
The earliest known usage of jetsam in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
