Where does “jokeful” come from?

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

jokeful (English): Characterised by joking and jocularity; jocular;...

Definitions

  1. Characterised by joking and jocularity; jocular;...

Ancestry of “jokeful”, step by step

jokeful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English joke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjokeAn amusing story; Something said or done for...
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—

Words derived from “jokeful”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →