Where does “iocare” come from?
iocare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ioco, 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;...
iocare (Vulgar Latin): second-person singular present passive indicative...
Definitions
- second-person singular present passive indicative...
Ancestry of “iocare”, step by step
iocare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ioco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ioco | I joke or jest; I play; dative singular of iocus |
| 2 | Latin | iocor | I joke, jest; I play |
| 3 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Latin iocari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | iocari | present active infinitive of iocor; to joke |