Etymology of the English word joy
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 joy in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
joystick,
joypop,
joyride,
joyful,
overjoy,
joyless,
jo,
joyed,
joyingCognates
Catalan
gotg, French
joie, Italian
gaudio, Italian
gioia, Spanish
gaudioUsage
Word found in Modern English
