section_path: Etymology
section_name: Etymology
paragraph_text: Etymology
  
  The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French " jouel ", and beyond that, to the Latin word " jocale ", meaning plaything. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it is spelled jewellery. At the same time, the spelling is jewelry in American English. Both are used in Canadian English. However jewelry prevails by a two-to-one margin. In French and a few other European languages the equivalent term, joaillerie, may also cover decorated metalwork in precious metal such as objets d'art and church items, not just objects worn on the person.