The word jewelry itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French “jouel”, and beyond that, to the Latin word “jocale”, that means plaything. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it is spelled jewellery, while the spelling is jewellery in American English. Both are used in Canadian English, although jewelry prevails by a two to at least one margin.
The Egyptians preferred the posh, rarity, and workability of gold over different metals. In Predynastic Egypt jewelry soon began to symbolise political and spiritual energy in the …
