Where does “jokely” come from?

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

jokely (English): jokingly

Definitions

  1. jokingly

Ancestry of “jokely”, step by step

jokely 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 ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →