joco
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
Latin > English
joco jocare, jocavi, jocatus V :: joke, jest; say in jest; make merry
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
jŏcō, āre, c. jocor : Pl. *Cas. 846.