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Where does “malĝoja” come from?

malĝoja (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĝoja, from Esperanto ĝojo, from Italian gioia, from French joie, from English Joy, from Middle English joye, from Old French joie, from Latin gaudia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

malĝoja (Esperanto): unjoyful, sad

Definitions

  1. unjoyful, sad

Ancestry of “malĝoja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĝojaglad
2Esperantoĝojojoy
3Italiangioiajoy, delight
4Frenchjoiejoy
5EnglishJoy—
6Middle Englishjoyejoy; elation; gaiety
7Old Frenchjoiejoy; Alternative form of jouel
8Latingaudianominative plural of gaudium; accusative plural...
9Latingaudiumjoy, delight
10Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
11Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
12Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
13Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “malĝoja”

  • malĝojigi
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