Where does “iocus partītus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “iocus partītus”, 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 “iocus partītus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokosEvery word from Proto-Italic jokos