Where does “joguetear” come from?

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

joguetear (Portuguese): to play, to kid

Definitions

  1. to play, to kid

Ancestry of “joguetear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejoguetemockery; ridicule; taunting; jeer
2Portuguesejogoplay; game; sport; gaming
3Old Portuguesejogo—
4Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
5Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →
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