Where does “joli” come from?
joli (Norman) 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.
joli (Norman): pretty
Ancestry of “joli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | joli | pretty; cute |
| 2 | Old French | jolif | pretty; attractive |
| 3 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 4 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |