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

  1. pretty; cute; jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable

Ancestry of “joli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchjolyAlternative form of ioly; considerable,...
2Old Frenchjolipretty; cute
3Old Frenchjolifpretty; attractive
4Old French-if-ive
5Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “joli

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós