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Where does “jubilation” come from?

Jubilation comes from Old French jubilacion, derived from Latin iubilatio, a noun formation using the Latin suffix -tio attached to a Proto-Indo-European root with the -ti- and -tis elements.

jubilation (English): A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation

Definitions

  1. A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation

Ancestry of “jubilation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjubilacion—
2Latiniubilatiowild shouting; whooping; jubilation, rejoicing
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “jubilation”

  • jubilate
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