Where does “jupartie” come from?

jupartie (Middle English) comes from Old French jeu parti, from Latin iocus partītus, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

jupartie (Middle English): Jeopardy, danger, peril; a potential of failure;...

Definitions

  1. Jeopardy, danger, peril; a potential of failure;...

Ancestry of “jupartie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjeu partia divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance
2Latiniocus partītus—
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “jupartie”

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