English
jongleur
Jongleur comes from French jongleur ‘an entertainer’, from Latin iocor ‘to joke, to jest’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yek- ‘to utter’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yek-‘to utter’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yókosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jokos‘utterance’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiocus‘joke, jest’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiocor‘to joke, to jest’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400jangleor
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjongleur‘an entertainer’
- Englishearliest quotation 1874same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yek-‘to utter’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yókosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jokos‘utterance’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiocus‘joke, jest’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiocor‘to joke, to jest’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400jangleor
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjongleur‘an entertainer’
- Englishearliest quotation 1874same form
Earliest quotation: 1874, John Richard Green: “vivacity and picturesqueness of the jongleur's verse”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yek- ‘to utter’
through Latin iocus ‘joke, jest’
through Latin iocor ‘to joke, to jest’
Today it means
noun An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yek- / jongleur