English
jactancy
Jactancy comes from Latin jactare ‘to throw, boast’, and goes back to jaceō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEjaceōas jacere‘to throw’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEjactare‘to throw, boast’next step skipped: Latin jactō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEjactanspresent participle of jactare
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEjactantia
- Englishtodayjactancy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEjaceōas jacere‘to throw’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEjactare‘to throw, boast’next step skipped: Latin jactō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEjactanspresent participle of jactare
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEjactantia
- Englishtodayjactancy
Every English word from Latin jaceō
Today it means
noun boasting; bragging
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin jaceō / jactancy