Where does “ĝuo” come from?
ĝuo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĝui, from French jouir, from Middle French jouïr, from Old French jöir, from Old French joie, from Latin gaudia, from Latin gaudium, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
ĝuo (Esperanto): enjoyment, pleasure
Ancestry of “ĝuo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ĝui | to enjoy |
| 2 | French | jouir | to enjoy; to have an orgasm; to come, cum; to... |
| 3 | Middle French | jouïr | Alternative form of iouyr |
| 4 | Old French | jöir | — |
| 5 | Old French | joie | joy; Alternative form of jouel |
| 6 | Latin | gaudia | nominative plural of gaudium; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |