Where does “jubilant” come from?
jubilant (French) comes from French jubiler, from Latin iūbilō, from Proto-Italic jū — exclamation of joy.
jubilant (French): jubilant; present participle of jubiler
Definitions
- jubilant; present participle of jubiler
Ancestry of “jubilant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | jubiler | to be jubilant or ecstatic, to exult |
| 2 | Latin | iūbilō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | jū | exclamation of joy |