Where does “gaudeamus” come from?
gaudeamus (Latin) comes from Latin gaudeo, from Proto-Italic gāwidēō, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂widéh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.
gaudeamus (Latin): first-person plural present active subjunctive of...
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- first-person plural present active subjunctive of...
Ancestry of “gaudeamus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | gaudeo | I rejoice; I take pleasure in |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | gāwidēō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | geh₂widéh₁yeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | geh₂w- | to rejoice |