jovial.
jovial; merry, cheerful
Meaning & usage
jovial; merry, cheerful
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Italic *patēr Proto-Italic *djous patēr Latin Iuppiter Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -alis Late Latin Ioviālisbor. Portuguese jovial Borrowed from Late Latin Ioviālis.
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