Etymology of the English word jo
the English word
joderived from the English word
joyderived from the Old French word
joiederived from the Latin word
gaudiaderived from the Latin word
gaudium (everlasting blessedness; gaud, gaudy; joy, delight, gladness)
derived 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 jo in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
