Where does “jocund” come from?

Jocund comes from Old French jocond, from Latin iucundus, formed with the suffix -cundus from the Proto-Indo-European root h₁ewH-.

jocund (English): Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in...

Definitions

  1. Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in...

Ancestry of “jocund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjocond—
2Latiniūcunduspleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, delicious
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “jocund”

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