Where does “xogo” come from?
xogo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese jogo, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
xogo (Galician): game; jest, amusement; sport
Definitions
- game; jest, amusement; sport
Ancestry of “xogo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | jogo | — |
| 2 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |