Where does “joyaux” come from?

joyaux (Old French) comes from Old French joyal, from Old French jouel, from Vulgar Latin jocale, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “joyaux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjoyal
2Old Frenchjoueljewel; treasure; an object or person of beauty
3Vulgar Latinjocalegraceful object
4Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
5Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “joyaux

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokosEvery word from Proto-Italic jokos