Etymograph

English

jocularness

From jocular + -ness.

Formed from jocular + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *yek- ‘to utter’

Latin ioculus

Latin iocularis

English jocular

Today it means

noun The state or quality of being jocular.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / jocularness