Where does “jugglery” come from?
Jugglery derives from Middle English jugelen and jogeler, from Latin -arius and Proto-Indo-European -yós, ultimately denoting an agent or practitioner of a particular craft or skill.
jugglery (English): The art of a juggler; An instance of such...
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- The art of a juggler; An instance of such...
Ancestry of “jugglery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | juggle | To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs,... |
| 2 | Old French | jogler | — |
| 3 | Latin | ioculari | present active infinitive of ioculor |
| 4 | Latin | ioculor | Alternative form of iocor; to jest, to make fun;... |
| 5 | Latin | ioculus | a little jest |
| 6 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |