Where does “jocus” come from?

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

jocus (Latin): Alternative spelling of iocus; joke, jest

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of iocus; joke, jest

Ancestry of “jocus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “jocus”

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