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Where does “antijeu” come from?

antijeu (French) comes from French jeu, from Old French geu, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

antijeu (French): unsportsmanlike conduct, unsporting behaviour

Definitions

  1. unsportsmanlike conduct, unsporting behaviour

Ancestry of “antijeu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjeugame; play; set
2Old Frenchgeugame
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →