Where does “jokeless” come from?

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

jokeless (English): Devoid of jokes

Definitions

  1. Devoid of jokes

Ancestry of “jokeless”, step by step

jokeless 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 less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—

Words derived from “jokeless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →