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Where does “jovially” come from?

Jovially comes from English jovial, from French jovial, from Italian gioviale, tracing back through Latin -alis and Proto-Germanic -līkaz to Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and peh₂-.

jovially (English): In a jovial manner

Definitions

  1. In a jovial manner

Ancestry of “jovially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJovialPertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian;...
2Frenchjovialjovial, jolly
3Middle Frenchjovial—
4Italiangiovialejolly, jovial
5Latinioviālis—
6Latiniuppiter—
7Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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