Where does “joyness” come from?
joyness (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.
joyness (English): The state or condition of joy; joyfulness
Definitions
- The state or condition of joy; joyfulness
Ancestry of “joyness”, step by step
joyness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |