Where does “ioculus” come from?

ioculus (Latin) comes from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

ioculus (Latin): a little jest

Definitions

  1. a little jest

Ancestry of “ioculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
2Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “ioculus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →