Where does “joller” come from?
joller (English) comes from English jol, from English jolly, from Middle English joli, from Old French joli, from Old French jolif, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
joller (English): One who jols; a partygoer
Definitions
- One who jols; a partygoer
Ancestry of “joller”, step by step
joller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jol | A party; to party |
| 2 | English | jolly | Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; Full... |
| 3 | Middle English | joli | — |
| 4 | Old French | joli | pretty; cute |
| 5 | Old French | jolif | pretty; attractive |
| 6 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 7 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |