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Where does “iucunditas” come from?

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

iucunditas (Latin): agreeableness, pleasantness, pleasurableness,...

Definitions

  1. agreeableness, pleasantness, pleasurableness,...

Ancestry of “iucunditas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūcundus—
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
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