Where does “joli” come from?
joli (French) comes from Middle French joly, from Old French joli, from Old French jolif, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
joli (French): pretty; cute; jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable
Definitions
- pretty; cute; jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable
Ancestry of “joli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | joly | Alternative form of ioly; considerable,... |
| 2 | Old French | joli | pretty; cute |
| 3 | Old French | jolif | pretty; attractive |
| 4 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “joli”