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Where does “joer” come from?

joer (Old French) comes 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;...

joer (Old French): to play

Definitions

  1. to play

Ancestry of “joer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “joer”

  • beau joueur
  • rejouer
  • jouabilité
  • déjouer
  • multijoueur
  • joueur
  • jouer
  • jouable
  • injouable
  • surjouer
  • jouêthie
  • jouéthie
  • joueux
  • jouer
  • jouaette
  • iouer
  • jwe
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