Where does “hoaxter” come from?

hoaxter (English) comes from English hoax, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

hoaxter (English): A hoaxer

Definitions

  1. A hoaxer

Ancestry of “hoaxter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoaxTo deceive by making them believe something that...
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “hoaxter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →