Where does “enjoiar” come from?

enjoiar (Catalan) comes from Catalan joia, from Catalan joiell, from Old French joiel, from Vulgar Latin iocale, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

enjoiar (Catalan): to bejewel

Definitions

  1. to bejewel

Ancestry of “enjoiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanjoiajoy; jewel
2Catalanjoielljewel
3Old FrenchjoielAlternative form of jouel
4Vulgar Latiniocale—
5Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
6Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →