Etymograph

English

joculatrix

Joculatrix comes from Latin ioculātrīx.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEioculātrīx
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1839joculatrix

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEioculātrīx
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1839joculatrix

Earliest quotation: 1839, G. Long, The Penny Cyclopædia: “Joculator Regis is an officer holding no less than…”

Equivalent to joculator + -trix

Latin joculātus ‘having jested, had fun’

English joculator

Every English word from Latin ioculātrīx

Today it means

noun A female joculator; a female jester, comedian or entertainer.

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Etymograph / Latin ioculātrīx / joculatrix

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