Etymology

joky

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Today it means: in the nature of a joke; jocular Full definition →

English joke ← Latin iocus ← Proto-Italic *jokos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yek-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yókos
  3. Proto-Italic*jokos
  4. Latiniocus
  5. Englishjoke
  6. English todayjoky

From joke + -y.

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