Where does “jouissance” come from?
jouissance (French) comes from French jouir, from Middle French jouïr, from Old French jöir, from Old French joie, from Latin gaudia, from Latin gaudium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
jouissance (French): use, possession, enjoyment; enjoyment, deep...
Definitions
- use, possession, enjoyment; enjoyment, deep...
Ancestry of “jouissance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jouir | to enjoy; to have an orgasm; to come, cum; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | jouïr | Alternative form of iouyr |
| 3 | Old French | jöir | to take pleasure; to enjoy |
| 4 | Old French | joie | joy; Alternative form of jouel |
| 5 | Latin | gaudia | nominative plural of gaudium; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |