English

jet boat

From jet + boat.

A compound of jet + boat

Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’

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Latin iactus ‘a throwing, a throw’

Vulgar Latin *iectus

Old French get

French jet ‘spurt’

English jet

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‘to break’

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Proto-Germanic *baitaz ‘boat’

Proto-West Germanic *bait ‘boat’

Old English bāt

Middle English bot

English boat

Today it means

noun A fast boat with water jet propulsion used primarily in shallow water.

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

Etymograph / jet boat