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iactare
Latin · ancient
"to throw repeatedly"
to throw repeatedly, frequentative of iacere
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jeter
Old French · medieval
"to throw or cast something forth"
carried into French for throwing or casting something forth
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jet
English · 1400s
"a fast-moving stream shot forth, or a jet-engine aircraft"
settled as the English word for a fast-moving stream shot forth, and later an aircraft engine
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