| Topic: |
Religions > Bible |
| User: |
"Norwood Holden" |
| Date: |
03 Nov 2004 01:29:13 PM |
| Object: |
Jewellery |
Contrary to popular myth, the word does not descend from Jews. It is
derived from the word ‘jewel', which was Anglicised from the Old
French jouel with the same meaning around the 13th century. Further
tracing leads back to the Latin jocale, meaning ‘plaything'.
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