Where does “joc” come from?

joc (Catalan) comes from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

joc (Catalan): game; play; gambling

Definitions

  1. game; play; gambling

Ancestry of “joc”, step by step

joc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iocus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
2Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Latin jocus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinjocusAlternative spelling of iocus; joke, jest

Words derived from “joc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →