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Where does “jocond” come from?

jocond (Old French) comes from Latin iūcundus, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “jocond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūcundus—
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “jocond”

  • jocund
  • jocundity
  • jocundly
  • jocundness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →