Where does “iūcundus” come from?

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

iūcundus (Latin): pleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, delicious

Definitions

  1. pleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, delicious

Ancestry of “iūcundus”, step by step

iūcundus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iocus

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

via Latin iuvō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuvōto help, aid

Words derived from “iūcundus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →