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Where does “gozoso” come from?

gozoso (Spanish) comes from Spanish gozo, 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.

gozoso (Spanish): pleasurable, joyful, enjoyable; pleased, joyous

Definitions

  1. pleasurable, joyful, enjoyable; pleased, joyous

Ancestry of “gozoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgozojoy; pleasure, enjoyment
2Old Spanishgozo—
3Latingaudiumjoy, delight
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gozoso”

  • gozosamente
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