Where does “jocoserious” come from?
jocoserious (English) comes from English serious, from Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin seriosus, from Latin sērius, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
jocoserious (English): Simultaneously jocular and serious; mixing mirth...
Definitions
- Simultaneously jocular and serious; mixing mirth...
Ancestry of “jocoserious”, step by step
jocoserious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serious | Without humor or expression of happiness; grave... |
| 2 | Middle English | seryows | — |
| 3 | Old French | serieux | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | seriosus | serious |
| 5 | Latin | sērius | grave; earnest; serious |
| 6 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
via English jocose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jocose | given to jesting; habitually jolly; playful;... |
| 2 | Latin | iocōsus | funny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-hearted |
| 3 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |