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Where does “jo” come from?

jo (Italian) comes from Italian io, from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

jo (Italian): Obsolete form of io

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of io

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianioI, the first person
2Late Latineo—
3Classical Latinegō̆—
4Proto-ItalicegōI
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →