{"id":2263,"date":"2022-10-15T14:41:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T14:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2263"},"modified":"2022-10-16T09:55:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T09:55:55","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-jelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2263","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Jelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Jelly\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-15T14:41:27+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we are uncovering the origins of the word jelly.\n\n\n\nJelly [\u02c8d\u0361\u0292\u025bl.i] is:\n\n \ta dessert made by boiling gelatin(e), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set (In the UK, Australia and NZ) - known as jello in Nort...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8903\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2263-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2263-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"jelly.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are uncovering the origins of the word <strong>jelly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kfoodaddict\/6119407106\/in\/photolist-ajKyx5-eCCE-7FVyM-2kJwxs9-iCnXs-8rFXEK-acw9rX-z3XWby-b6enNV-aXNFra-VhfYU3-78oqh5-5a7okt-2j87sUA-C91FY-3XouLm-Cuhbj-4oe7fZ-ek1WF-9XcW8D-96JzGG-9macZG-ek1VN-2mQvGJt-3hA7j-5ccJMq-d8vr-8gTsm5-2mmqFBL-4oiaRj-6xHBcG-Py4p9U-4oiaW7-8AL3tK-39UoXb-4oe77e-4oe7ce-4oe6XM-4oe6VM-4oe6PB-4oe6RB-4oe6Kn-4oe6Fk-4oiagC-4oe6Bp-4oiaj1-4oe6sg-4oiaef-4oiaab-4AT5pj\" title=\"Strawberry Jelly\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6066\/6119407106_0e8cc711c5_z.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberry Jelly\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jelly<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0361\u0292\u025bl.i] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a dessert made by boiling gelatin(e), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set (<em>In the UK, Australia and NZ<\/em>) &#8211; known as <strong>jello<\/strong> in North America (see below)<\/li>\n<li>A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: there are various kinds of fruit preserves with different names in different countries. For example, what people in North America call <strong>jelly<\/strong>, might be called <strong>jam<\/strong> in the UK. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fruit_preserves\">More details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jelly<\/strong> comes from the Middle English <strong>gele<\/strong> [d\u0292\u025b\u02c8le\u02d0] (jelly made from meat stock), from the Old French <em>gelee<\/em> (a cold spell, period of coldness), from <em>geler<\/em> (to freeze, become very cold), from the Latin <em>gel\u0101re<\/em> (to freeze), from <em>gel\u014d<\/em> (I freeze) from <em>gel\u016b<\/em> (frost),from the PIE <em>*gel-<\/em> (to be cold, to freeze) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/jelly#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in English include <strong>gel<\/strong>, <strong>gelatin<\/strong>, <strong>gelid<\/strong> (very cold, icy, frosty), <strong>glacier<\/strong>, <strong>cold<\/strong>, <strong>cool<\/strong>, <strong>chill<\/strong> and <strong>congeal<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*gel-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In North America the dessert made from gelatine and flavoured with fruit is known as <strong>jello<\/strong>. It was invented and trademarked by Pearle Bixby Wait in New York in 1897 as <strong>JELL-O<\/strong>. Since then the name has become genericized and is used to refer to any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Jell-O\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lq2vevQ39Zk\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lq2vevQ39Zk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Jelly\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-15T14:41:27+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we are uncovering the origins of the word jelly.\n\n\n\nJelly [\u02c8d\u0361\u0292\u025bl.i] is:\n\n \ta dessert made by boiling gelatin(e), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set (In the UK, Australia and NZ) - known as jello in Nort...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8904\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2263-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2263-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/jelly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"jelly.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are uncovering the origins of the word jelly. Jelly [\u02c8d\u0361\u0292\u025bl.i] is: a dessert made by boiling gelatin(e), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set (In the UK, Australia and NZ) &#8211; known as jello in North America (see below) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,4,50,58,109,1,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-language","category-latin","category-middle-english","category-old-french-franceis","category-podcast","category-proto-indo-european"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2263"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2268,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263\/revisions\/2268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}