IOCUM → juego · jeu · gioco
A Latin joke became the game. Its initial j hardened in every sister — to Spanish j (now a throaty x), French, Portuguese, Romanian and Catalan j and Italian gi — and the short o broke apart as it does in fuego, feu and fuoco, but stayed whole in jogo and joc.
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‘game (Latin: joke, jest)’
Classical Latin accusative; it meant 'joke, jest'
Classical Latin accusative; it meant 'joke, jest'
Classical Latin accusative; it meant 'joke, jest'
Classical Latin accusative; it meant 'joke, jest'
Classical Latin accusative; it meant 'joke, jest'
Classical Latin accusative; it meant 'joke, jest'
A Latin joke became the game. Its initial j hardened in every sister — to Spanish j (now a throaty x), French, Portuguese, Romanian and Catalan j and Italian gi — and the short o broke apart as it does in fuego, feu and fuoco, but stayed whole in jogo and joc.
Le forme sono scritte in AFI, l’Alfabeto Fonetico Internazionale: un simbolo, un suono. Le sillabe toniche sono segnate con ˈ. Le date sono approssimative e indicate solo dove i manuali concordano. 24 viaggi di parole.