Etymograph

English

jequirity

Jequirity comes from French jéqwirity.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentjéqwiritydisputed
  2. Englishtodayjequirity

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentjéqwiritydisputed
  2. Englishtodayjequirity

Today it means

noun Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French jéqwirity / jequirity