jidov
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jidov¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жидовинъ (židovinŭ), from Proto-Slavic *židъ, from Old Italian giudeo, from Latin iūdaeus. For the sense of "giant", see the similar sense found in Proto-Slavic, perhaps due to biblical stories and the idea of the Jews being the first people, combined with the Romanian folkloric belief that giants were the first people.
Jidov²
Where it comes from
From jidov.
proper noun lui Jidov
- a surname originating as an ethnonym
In English
- kike offensive: Jewish person
Talk about this word "jidov." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/jidov. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jidov. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/jidov "jidov." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/jidov.Cite this
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title = {jidov},
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