Etymology of the English word enjoy
the English word
enjoyderived from the Old French word
enjoirderived from the French word
en-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Old French word
pannederived from the Old French word
pennederived from the Latin word
penna (feather; pinna, feather; feather; feather, wing)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-derived from the Classical Latin word
pinna (feather; feather; wing; fin; lobe)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-derived from the Latin word
patenaderived from the Greek word
pathnederived from the Greek word
phatne, φάτνη (a crib (for fodder))
derived from the French word
pannausing the French suffix
-onderived from the French word
électronderived from the English word
electronusing the English suffix
-onderived from the English word
electricderived from the Latin word
electricus (electric)
derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the Old French word
joirderived from the Old French word
enjoïrderived from the Classical Latin word
gaudere (be glad, rejoice)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gau-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gāu-Date
The earliest known usage of enjoy in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
enjoyable,
enjoyment,
enjoyed,
enjoyingCognates
Catalan
gausir, French
jouir, Italian
gaudire, Provençal
gaudirUsage
Word found in Modern English
