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