Where does “joypad” come from?
joypad (English) comes from English pad, from Dutch pad, from Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs — to pass; path.
joypad (English): A type of game controller held in the hand, where...
Definitions
- A type of game controller held in the hand, where...
Ancestry of “joypad”, step by step
joypad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pad | A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie... |
| 2 | Dutch | pad | path; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pat | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | path | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | paþ | path |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | paþaz | path |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | pántaHh | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pántaHs | path |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |
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 |