Where does “ioyau” come from?

ioyau (Middle French) comes from Old French joiel, from Vulgar Latin iocale, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

ioyau (Middle French): jewel

Definitions

  1. jewel

Ancestry of “ioyau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchjoielAlternative form of jouel
2Vulgar Latiniocale—
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →