Where does “esiouissance” come from?
esiouissance (Middle French) comes from Middle French esiouyr, from Old French esjoir, 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.
esiouissance (Middle French): joy; elation
Definitions
- joy; elation
Ancestry of “esiouissance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | esiouyr | to be elated, joyous, ecstatic |
| 2 | Old French | esjoir | to please; to bring pleasure |
| 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 |