Where does “Jovial” come from?
Jovial (English) comes from French jovial, from Middle French jovial, from Italian gioviale, from Latin ioviālis, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Jovial (English): Pertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian;...
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- Pertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian;...
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