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Where does “malĝoji” come from?

malĝoji (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĝoji, 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.

malĝoji (Esperanto): to be sad, to be sorrowful

Definitions

  1. to be sad, to be sorrowful

Ancestry of “malĝoji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĝojito be glad, happy, or joyful; to rejoice
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
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