Where does “jouissance” come from?
Jouissance comes from Middle French jouissance, derived from the verb jouir, which developed from Old French joir, ultimately from Latin gaudere meaning to rejoice or be glad.
jouissance (English): Enjoyment, delight, pleasure; In...
Definitions
- Enjoyment, delight, pleasure; In...
Ancestry of “jouissance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | jouissance | Alternative form of iouyssance |
| 2 | Middle French | jouïr | Alternative form of iouyr |
| 3 | Old French | jöir | to take pleasure; to enjoy |
| 4 | Old French | joie | joy; Alternative form of jouel |
| 5 | Latin | gaudia | nominative plural of gaudium; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |