English
jumelle
Jumelle comes from French jumelle ‘a female twin’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjumelle‘a female twin’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjumelle‘a female twin’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French jumelle
Today it means
adj Twin; paired; said of various objects made or formed in pairs, such as a binocular opera glass, a pair of gimmal rings, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French jumelle / jumelle