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Grinning Football plinny younger asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 4 years ago

how did jet go from meaning dark, jet black / whitby jet to a jumbo jet?

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  • Space Wasp
    Lv 6
    4 years ago

    The two meanings do not have the same etymology - the jet aeroplane meaning (thought to come from the old Frech 'jeter', meaning throw/thrust) did not come from the 'jet black' meaning (which came from the colour of the stone known as jet).

  • boy boy
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    jet is a stone found in the uk ..its black ...a jet is also a stream or pressure ..a jet engine uses rearward thrust thats where it gets its name from

  • JetDoc
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    The English language contains several words that offer conflicting or confusing definitions. If you have a problem with that, discuss it with your English teacher.

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