Where does “goje” come from?
goje (English) comes from Esperanto ĝojo, from Italian gioia, from French joie, from English Joy, from Middle English joye, from Old French joie, from Latin gaudia, from Latin gaudium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
goje (English): A fiddle-like stringed instrument with one or two...
Definitions
- A fiddle-like stringed instrument with one or two...
Ancestry of “goje”, step by step
goje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĝojo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĝojo | joy |
| 2 | Italian | gioia | joy, delight |
| 3 | French | joie | joy |
| 4 | English | Joy | A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good |
| 5 | Middle English | joye | joy; elation; gaiety |
| 6 | Old French | joie | joy; Alternative form of jouel |
| 7 | Latin | gaudia | nominative plural of gaudium; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 9 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 10 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Hausa goge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hausa | goge | goje |