Where does “ioly” come from?

ioly (Middle French) 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.

ioly (Middle French): pretty; handsome; attractive

Definitions

  1. pretty; handsome; attractive

Ancestry of “ioly”, 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 “ioly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Old French -if →