Etymology of the French word jeu
the Old French word
jeuderived from the Latin word
iocus (joke, jest; sport)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yek-Date
The earliest known usage of jeu in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
enjoué,
joyau,
enjeu,
jouel,
entrejeu,
surjeu,
anti-jeu,
franc-jeuDerivations in other languages
English
jeopardy, Italian
jeuCognates
Catalan
jog, Italian
giuoco, Portuguese
jogoUsage
Word found in Old French
