Where does “antaŭĝui” come from?
antaŭĝui (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.
antaŭĝui (Esperanto): to anticipate with pleasure, to look forward to
Definitions
- to anticipate with pleasure, to look forward to
Ancestry of “antaŭĝui”, step by step
antaŭĝui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĝui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to take pleasure; to enjoy |
| 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 |
via Esperanto antaŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | antaŭ | before (in time), prior to |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |