Jello
/ˈdʒɛloʊ/noun
A sweet, flavored gelatin dessert.
Did you know?Jell-O was coined as a trademark in the late 1890s by adding a stylized ending to jelly, and its success made the brand name so dominant that it became a generic word in everyday speech.
Etymological Timeline
Late 19th Century
English
Jell-O
“A coined trademark name for a gelatin dessert”
Middle English
English
gelly / jely
“A jelly or gelatinous substance”
Old French
Old French
gelée
“A frozen or jellied substance”
Latin
Latin
gelare
“To freeze”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gel-
“To freeze, be cold”