Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force. · A follower of Jediism.
Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas as early as 1973 (in the manuscript Journal of the Whills), and first used in his 1977 film Star Wars. Several inspirations have been proposed: * Japanese 時代劇 (jidaigeki, “‘period drama’ motion pictures about samurai”) * Jed (King) and Jeddak (Emperor) in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which Lucas had considered adapting to film * Hebrew ידיד (yadíd, “beloved; male friend”) * Egyptian Ḏ(j)dj (Djedi, “the fictional Ancient Egyptian magician”, literally “he who endures”)
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- Derivation mention時代劇ja
- Derivation mentionידידhe
- Derivation mentionḏdj#Proper nounegy · the fictional Ancient Egyptian magician
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