Where does “joli” come from?
joli (Antillean Creole) comes from French joli, from Middle French joly, from Old French joli, from Old French jolif, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
joli (Antillean Creole): lovely, beautiful
Definitions
- lovely, beautiful
Ancestry of “joli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | joli | pretty; cute; jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable |
| 2 | Middle French | joly | Alternative form of ioly; considerable,... |
| 3 | Old French | joli | pretty; cute |
| 4 | Old French | jolif | pretty; attractive |
| 5 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |