Where does “jogo” come from?

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

jogo (Portuguese): play; game; sport; gaming

Definitions

  1. play; game; sport; gaming

Ancestry of “jogo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jogo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →