Where does “joli” come from?

joli (Middle English) comes 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.

Ancestry of “joli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjolipretty; cute
2Old Frenchjolifpretty; attractive
3Old French-if-ive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “joli

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from Old French -if