Where does “jueguecito” come from?

jueguecito (Spanish) comes from Spanish juego, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “jueguecito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjuegoplay; game; sport; gaming
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →