Etymology of the French word joie
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 joie in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
joyeux,
rabat-joie,
vive-la-joie,
jouasseDerivations in other languages
English
joy, Italian
gioiaCognates
Catalan
gotg, English
joy, Italian
gaudio, Italian
gioia, Spanish
gaudioUsage
Word found in Old French
