Where does “jolif” come from?

jolif (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.

jolif (Middle English): merry, cheerful

Definitions

  1. merry, cheerful

Ancestry of “jolif”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Old French -if →