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Where does “ioculari” come from?

ioculari (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.

ioculari (Latin): present active infinitive of ioculor

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of ioculor

Ancestry of “ioculari”, 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

Words derived from “ioculari”

  • jonglerie
  • jonglage
  • jongler
  • Jonglieren
  • Jonglage
  • jonglieren
  • ĵongli
  • sjonglere
  • jogler
  • jongléieren
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