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Where does “jovialness” come from?

jovialness (English) comes from English Jovial, from French jovial, from Middle French jovial, from Italian gioviale, from Latin ioviālis, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jovialness (English): The state or condition of being jovial; joviality

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being jovial; joviality

Ancestry of “jovialness”, 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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