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Where does “enjoy” come from?

Enjoy comes from Old French enjoier, meaning to put into a state of joy or gladness.

enjoy (English): To receive pleasure or satisfaction from...

Definitions

  1. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from...

Ancestry of “enjoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishenjoyen—
2Old Frenchenjoier—

Words derived from “enjoy”

  • enjoyment
  • enjoying
  • enjoyable
  • enjoyably
  • enjoyer
  • unenjoyable
  • enjoyest
  • enjoyability
  • enjoyingly
  • enjoyableness
  • disenjoy
  • unenjoyability
  • disenjoyment
  • reenjoy
  • unenjoyment
  • reenjoyment
  • overenjoy
Every word from Old French enjoier →