Where does “joia” come from?
joia (Catalan) comes 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.
joia (Catalan): joy; jewel
Definitions
- joy; jewel
Ancestry of “joia”, step by step
joia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan joiell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | joiell | jewel |
| 2 | Old French | joiel | Alternative form of jouel |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | iocale | — |
| 4 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via Old French joie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | joie | joy; Alternative form of jouel |
| 2 | Latin | gaudia | nominative plural of gaudium; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |