jubilee

Named after the ram's horn that announced the biblical fiftieth year of freeing slaves and returning land; Latin then mixed it up with its own word for shouting with joy, and from there it became a Russian birthday, a Turkish farewell match and an American song of freedom.

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From Biblical Hebrew to Modern Hebrew

From Late Latin to Italian

From Late Latin to German, Russian

From Late Latin to Spanish

From Late Latin to Portuguese

From Late Latin to Polish

From Old French to French, Turkish

From Koine Greek to Modern Greek

From English to American English

500 BCEBiblical Hebrew

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