Where does “unjovial” come from?
unjovial (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.
unjovial (English): Not jovial
Definitions
- Not jovial
Ancestry of “unjovial”, step by step
unjovial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jovial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jovial | Pertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian;... |
| 2 | French | jovial | jovial, jolly |
| 3 | Middle French | jovial | under the influence of the planet Jupiter |
| 4 | Italian | gioviale | jolly, jovial |
| 5 | Latin | ioviālis | Jovian |
| 6 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |