Mysteries of vernacular: Jade - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Title:: Mysteries of vernacular: Jade - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
Description:: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-veracular-jade-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel

Now known for its beauty and green hue, the stone jade was previously thought to espouse magical properties, such as kidney treatment. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain the word's travels from 15th century to Spain to today (and why the word jaded is unrelated by root).

Lesson by Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel, animation by Jessica Oreck.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TED-Ed
Duration:: 02:08

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