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Where does “joglar” come from?

joglar (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan joglar, from Latin iocor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

joglar (Occitan): juggler; jongleur; to juggle

Definitions

  1. juggler; jongleur; to juggle

Ancestry of “joglar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanjoglarjongleur
2LatiniocorI joke, jest; I play
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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