Where does “Joss” come from?

Joss (English) comes from Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Portuguese Deus, from Old Portuguese Deus, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Joss (English): To invalidate a fan theory or original element of...

Definitions

  1. To invalidate a fan theory or original element of...

Ancestry of “Joss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Pidgin Englishjossgod
2PortugueseDeusGod
3Old PortugueseDeus—
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Joss”

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