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

  1. juggler

Ancestry of “ĵonglisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoĵongliTo juggle
2Frenchjonglerto juggle; to entertain; to think, to ponder
3Old Frenchjogler
4Latiniocularipresent active infinitive of ioculor
5LatinioculorAlternative form of iocor; to jest, to make fun;...
6Latinioculusa little jest
7Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
8Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokosEvery word from Proto-Italic jokos