Where does “Jux” come from?

Jux (German) comes from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Jux (German): joke

Definitions

  1. joke

Ancestry of “Jux”, step by step

Jux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iocus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
2Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Jamaican Creole jooks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Jamaican CreolejooksA robbery, especially one involving a weapon
2FulajukkaTo poke

Words derived from “Jux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →