Where does “joyish” come from?
joyish (English) comes from English Joy, from Middle English joye, from Old French joie, from Latin gaudia, from Latin gaudium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
joyish (English): Like or characteristic of joy; somewhat joylike...
Definitions
- Like or characteristic of joy; somewhat joylike...
Ancestry of “joyish”, step by step
joyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Joy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Joy | A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good |
| 2 | Middle English | joye | joy; elation; gaiety |
| 3 | Old French | joie | joy; Alternative form of jouel |
| 4 | Latin | gaudia | nominative plural of gaudium; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |