English
joculator
Joculator comes from Latin joculātus ‘having jested, had fun’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEjoculātus‘having jested, had fun’
- Englishearliest quotation 1801joculator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEjoculātus‘having jested, had fun’
- Englishearliest quotation 1801joculator
Earliest quotation: 1801, Joseph Strutt: “The joculators were sometimes excellent tumblers; yet, generally speaking,…”
Every English word from Latin joculātus
Today it means
noun A jester; a joker.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin joculātus / joculator