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

  1. Alternative form of iocans

Ancestry of “ioculans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinioculorAlternative form of iocor; to jest, to make fun;...
2Latinioculusa little jest
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →