iocus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a joke, jest
- a form of amusement
- pastime, sport
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *yek- (speak, utter).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*yek-
Gloss
speak, utter
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
話
Emoji
🗣️ 🗣️ 🙊
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antijoke English
- hoax English
- hoaxable English
- hoaxee English
- hoaxer English
- hoaxical English
- hoaxlike English
- hoaxster English
- hoaxter English
- joke English
- jokee English
- jokefest English
- jokefic English
- jokeful English
- jokeless English
- jokelike English
- jokely English
- joker English
- jokesmith English
- jokesome English
- jokest English
- jokester English
- jokette English
- jokish English
- joky English
- metajoke English
- nonjoke English
- outjoke English
- *gaudia Latin
- *iocāle Latin
- *jocale Latin
- gaudia Latin
- gaudimonium Latin
- gaudium Latin
- iocus partītus Latin
- iocus, jocus Latin
- iocāre Latin
- iocōsus Latin
- jocus Latin
- Gaudium German
- Jux German
- gaudio Italian
- giullaresco Italian
- jokken Dutch, Flemish
- jeu French
- gozar Spanish, Castilian
- gozo Spanish, Castilian
- *yek- Proto-Indo-European
- *yokos Proto-Indo-European
- gáudio Portuguese
- jogo Portuguese
- *jehaną Proto-Germanic
- *jehtaną Proto-Germanic
- jox Swedish
- ジョーク Japanese
- joke Danish
- geu Old French
- jeu parti Old French
- joie Old French
- joiel Old French
- jouel Old French
- djók Icelandic
- djóka Icelandic
- xogo Galician
- hoaks Indonesian
- bratiaith Welsh
- cyfieithu Welsh
- dwyieithog Welsh
- iaith Welsh
- ieithadur Welsh
- ieithydd Welsh
- jôc Welsh
- llediaith Welsh
- meta-iaith Welsh
- tafodiaith Welsh
- gaz Albanian
- gazmend Albanian
- gëzim Albanian
- hokë Albanian
- goyvo Old Portuguese
- jogo Old Portuguese
- *yaxtī Proto-Celtic
- *yextis Proto-Celtic
- gojat Occitan
- *jokos Proto-Italic
- gauch Old Occitan
- gaug Old Occitan
- joglar Old Occitan
- joi Old Occitan
- gozo Old Spanish
- yezh Breton
- yezhadur Breton
- joie Bourguignon
- jooe Bourguignon
- ieith Middle Welsh
- yez Middle Breton