Where does “giocattolo” come from?
giocattolo (Italian) comes from Italian gioco, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
giocattolo (Italian): toy; person who can be easily manipulated; puppet
Definitions
- toy; person who can be easily manipulated; puppet
Ancestry of “giocattolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | gioco | game; backlash; first-person singular present... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “giocattolo”