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Gênes
French · medieval
"the city of Genoa"
the French name for Genoa, Italy, whose sailors wore a sturdy cotton twill
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jean
English · 1500s
"a sturdy cotton twill fabric"
adopted for the sturdy cotton twill fabric named after the city
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jeans
English · 1800s
"trousers made from sturdy cotton twill"
settled as the word for trousers made from the durable fabric
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