Etymology of the English word jongleur
the English word
jongleurderived from the Old French word
jongleurderived from the Old French word
jogleorderived from the Latin word
ioculatorderived from the Latin word
ioculari (jest; joke)
derived from the Latin word
ioculusderived from the Latin word
iocus (joke, jest; sport)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yek-derived from the Old French word
jogleourderived from the Latin word
ioculatorderived from the Latin word
ioculari (jest; joke)
derived from the Latin word
ioculusderived from the Latin word
iocus (joke, jest; sport)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yek-Date
The earliest known usage of jongleur in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
