Where does “giocolare” come from?

giocolare (Italian) comes from Latin iocularis, from Latin ioculus, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

giocolare (Italian): to juggle

Definitions

  1. to juggle

Ancestry of “giocolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniocularisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable,...
2Latinioculusa little jest
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “giocolare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-