Where does “gozo” come from?

gozo (Portuguese) comes from Old Spanish gozo, from Latin gaudium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

gozo (Portuguese): joy, enjoyment; pleasure, satisfaction;...

Definitions

  1. joy, enjoyment; pleasure, satisfaction;...

Ancestry of “gozo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgozojoy
2Latingaudiumjoy, delight
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gozo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →