Where does “Gozon” come from?
Gozon (Tagalog) comes from Spanish gozar, 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.
Gozon (Tagalog): common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
Definitions
- common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
Ancestry of “Gozon”, step by step
Gozon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish gozar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gozar | to enjoy oneself; to enjoy |
| 2 | Spanish | gozo | joy; pleasure, enjoyment |
| 3 | Old Spanish | gozo | joy |
| 4 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Min Nan 五孫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Min Nan | 五孫 | — |