1. Etymology of the Italian word gioia
the Italian word
gioiaderived 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-Cognates
Catalan
gotg, English
joy, French
joie, Italian
gaudio, Spanish
gaudio2. Etymology of the Italian word gioia
derived from the Italian word
gioiaDerivations in Italian
portagioie
