Where does “giostraio” come from?
giostraio (Italian) comes from Italian giostra, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād, from Proto-Italic jougestos, from Proto-Italic jougos, from Proto-Indo-European yéwgos — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
giostraio (Italian): merry-go-round owner; merry-go-round operator
Definitions
- merry-go-round owner; merry-go-round operator
Ancestry of “giostraio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | giostra | joust, jousting; Meanings by analogy; A... |
| 2 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 3 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 4 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |