Where does “gioco” come from?
gioco (Italian) comes from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
gioco (Italian): game; backlash; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- game; backlash; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “gioco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
Words derived from “gioco”