Where does “ĵonglisto” come from?
ĵonglisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĵongli, from French jongler, from Old French jogler, from Latin ioculari, from Latin ioculor, from Latin ioculus, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos — to utter.
ĵonglisto (Esperanto): juggler
Definitions
- juggler
Ancestry of “ĵonglisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĵongli | To juggle |
| 2 | French | jongler | to juggle; to entertain; to think, to ponder |
| 3 | Old French | jogler | — |
| 4 | Latin | ioculari | present active infinitive of ioculor |
| 5 | Latin | ioculor | Alternative form of iocor; to jest, to make fun;... |
| 6 | Latin | ioculus | a little jest |
| 7 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |