English
San Jose
San Jose comes from Spanish San José ‘Saint Joseph’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan José‘Saint Joseph’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015San Jose
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan José‘Saint Joseph’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015San Jose
Earliest quotation: 2015, Jon Birger, Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game: “San Jose, the county seat, is jokingly referred to…”
Every English word from Spanish San José
Today it means
name A large city, the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish San José / San Jose