ProbableNamed through a historical place-name
jet
noun · first attested 14th century
The black stone is usually traced to a river in Lycia.
A hard black lignite that takes a high polish.
Record
- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- ProbableThe conventional story is likely, with caveats.
- Attested
- 14th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Gagas
- In English
jet
The name is generally derived through Latin and French from Gagas, a town and river in ancient Lycia. Jet-black comes from the mineral, not the aircraft.
Turkey
All 22 entries 21 more words from Turkey
turquoiseThe gem is named for the country it was traded through, not where it formed.İstanbulsolecismA grammar error is named for a city whose Greek sounded wrong to Athens.SoloimeanderA winding path is named for a river in Anatolia.Büyük MenderesangoraThe wool carries the old name of Ankara.AnkarabezantThe coin carries the same old name as the adjective.IstanbulByzantineThe word for bureaucratic tangle is an old name for Istanbul.IstanbulcasabaThe melon is named for a town in western Turkey.TurgutluciliceThe hair shirt is named for a region of southern Anatolia.Cilicia