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Where does “jocale” come from?

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

jocale (Latin): graceful object

Definitions

  1. graceful object

Ancestry of “jocale”, 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 “jocale”

  • joy
  • joyous
  • joyful
  • jewel
  • joyfully
  • Jewel
  • joyously
  • jeweller
  • joyless
  • joyousness
  • joystick
  • joyfulness
  • joyance
  • joyride
  • killjoy
  • joylessness
  • joylessly
  • jewfish
  • jewelweed
  • jewellike
  • unjoyous
  • overjoy
  • bejewel
  • joyrider
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