Where does “vidéo-jeu” come from?

vidéo-jeu (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.

Ancestry of “vidéo-jeu”, step by step

vidéo-jeu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French jeu

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

via French vidéo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvidéovideo
2EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →