overwordExplorer
LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

iocus.

a joke, jest

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈjɔ.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈjɔː.kus]

  1. a joke, jest

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. a form of amusement

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. pastime, sport

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yek- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yókos Proto-Italic *jokos Latin iocus From Proto-Italic *jokos, from Proto-Indo-European *yek- (“to speak”). Compare Old High German jëhan (Middle High German jëhen), Welsh iaith, Breton yezh. Possibly cognate with English Yule, Danish jul, Norwegian Bokmål jul, Swedish jul, and Norwegian Nynorsk jol. Compare typologically Russian прибау́тка (pribaútka) (akin to ба́ять (bájatʹ), ба́йка (bájka)).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

iocus has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

iocus studioiocus workshello, iocus

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.