Where does “gojar” come from?

gojar (Catalan) comes from Catalan goig, from Latin gaudium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

gojar (Catalan): to bewitch

Definitions

  1. to bewitch

Ancestry of “gojar”, step by step

gojar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan goig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangoigjoy, pleasure
2Latingaudiumjoy, delight
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Catalan goja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangojafairy
2Hebrewגויהfemale goy; non-Jewish woman
3Hebrew־הto, toward, in the direction of, -ward; at,...
4Proto-West Semitic*-ah
5Slovak-iš
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius