Where does “ioculans” come from?
ioculans (Latin) comes from Latin ioculor, from Latin ioculus, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
ioculans (Latin): Alternative form of iocans
Definitions
- Alternative form of iocans
Ancestry of “ioculans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ioculor | Alternative form of iocor; to jest, to make fun;... |
| 2 | Latin | ioculus | a little jest |
| 3 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |