2007-03-15 09:48:20 · 10 answers · asked by photoguy1967 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. "Jewelry" is derived from the Anglo-Frence Juel, jeual, and from Old French jouel, from Mdeival Latin jocale from Latin jocus, a passtime or sport.
"Jew" is derived from the Latin "Judaeum," from Greek "Ioudaios," from Aramaic "yehudhia" which reflects the name "Judah."
2007-03-15 10:14:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not by my dictionary of etymology. Completely separate.
No more has Market Jew street in Penzance anything to do with Jewish individuals, now or in history. But because of the stereotype, the myth persists.
It's a corruption of an old Cornish term “Marghas Yow,” which meant "Thursday market" street.
2007-03-15 10:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
jew is short for Judean, of the tribe of Judah, one of the 12 sons (or tribes) of Israel.
jewel is the root word of jewelry.
2007-03-15 09:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2007-03-15 09:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
No.
Jewel: c.1290, "article of value used for adornment," Anglo-Fr. juel, O.Fr. juel, jouel "ornament, jewel" (12c.), perhaps from M.L. jocale, from L. jocus "pastime, sport," in V.L. "that which causes joy" (see joke). Another theory traces it to L. gaudium, also with a notion of "rejoice." Sense of "precious stone" developed early 14c.
Jew: c.1175 (in plural, giwis), from Anglo-Fr. iuw, from O.Fr. giu, from L. Judaeum (nom. Judaeus), from Gk. Ioudaios, from Aramaic jehudhai (Heb. y'hudi "Jew," from Y'hudah "Judah," lit. "celebrated," name of Jacob's fourth son and of the tribe descended from him. Replaced O.E. Iudeas "the Jews." Originally, "Hebrew of the kingdom of Judah." Jews' harp "simple mouth harp" is from 1584, earlier Jews' trump (1545); the connection with Jewishness is obscure. Jew-baiting first recorded 1853, in ref. to Ger. Judenhetze. In uneducated times, inexplicable ancient artifacts were credited to Jews, based on the biblical chronology of history: e.g. Jews' money (1577) "Roman coins found in England." In Greece, after Christianity had erased the memory of classical glory, ruins of pagan temples were called "Jews' castles."
2007-03-15 09:53:28 · answer #5 · answered by eldad9 6 · 6⤊ 4⤋
No, just like crystals don't relate to Jesus.
2007-03-15 09:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, the word 'Jewel' comes from the medieval word 'jouel', or 'plaything'.
2007-03-15 09:52:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes. You just hit the entire message of the old testament in one sentence. Lol but you made me laugh...
2007-03-15 09:51:51 · answer #8 · answered by Jedi 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
only in the money category
2007-03-15 09:50:41 · answer #9 · answered by Departed 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
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2007-03-15 10:32:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋