Where does “joli” come from?

joli (Old French) comes 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 (Old French): pretty; cute

Definitions

  1. pretty; cute

Ancestry of “joli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “joli”

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