| 【joy】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "joie," "joye," "joir," and "jouir." It carries the basic meaning of "joy." from PIE *gau- "to rejoice" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "joy"]
enjoy ****[299] If you enjoy something, you find pleasure and satisfaction in doing it or experiencing it.
enjoyable **[3590] Something that is enjoyable gives you pleasure.
enjoyment **[3649] Enjoyment is the feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you have when you do or experience something that you like.
joy ****[1965] Joy is a feeling of great happiness.
joyful ☆[5056] Something that is joyful causes happiness and pleasure.
rejoice ☆[5283] If you rejoice, you are very pleased about something and you show it in your behaviour.
[WORD ROOT]root joy
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] joy, joi
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) joie, joye, joir, jouir
[MEANING]root joy
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【French】 joie [from Latin *gaudia, from Latin gaudium] pleasure, delight, erotic pleasure, bliss, joyfulness
- 【French】 joye [=joie]
- 【French】 joir [from Latin gaudere]
- 【French】 jouir [from Old French joir]
- 【Greek】 gaio I rejoice
- 【Greek】 gethein to rejoice
- 【Latin】 gaudia [plural of gaudium] expressions of pleasure; sensual delight
- 【Latin】 gaudium [from gaudere] rejoice; joy, inward joy, gladness, delight; source of pleasure or delight
- 【Latin】 gaudere [probably akin to Greek gethein] to rejoice
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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enjoy ★★★★[299] verb from enjoy 〈 joy
【DEFINITION】 If you enjoy something, you find pleasure and satisfaction in doing it or experiencing it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 enjoyed, enjoyed, enjoying, enjoys
【SYNONYM】 relishes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ en(in); in, into ⑵ joy; joy
【Etymology】 《Old French enjoier》 [en+joir] to give joy, rejoice, take delight in
【First Known Meaning】 rejoice, be glad
【DERIVATIVEs】 enjoy, enjoyable, enjoyableness, enjoyably, enjoyer, enjoyment
enjoyable ★★[3590] adjective from enjoy 〈 joy
【DEFINITION】 Something that is enjoyable gives you pleasure.
【SYNONYM】 pleasurable
【COMPOSITION】 enjoy + able
【ROOTs】 ⑴ en; prefix ⑵ joy; joy ⑶ able; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old French enjoier》 [en+joir] to give joy, rejoice, take delight in
【First Known Meaning】 capable of being enjoyed
【DERIVATIVEs】 enjoy, enjoyable, enjoyableness, enjoyably, enjoyer, enjoyment
enjoyment ★★[3649] noun from enjoy 〈 joy
【DEFINITION】 Enjoyment is the feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you have when you do or experience something that you like.
【pl.】 enjoyments
【SYNONYM】 pleasure
【ROOTs】 ⑴ en; in, into ⑵ joy; joy ⑶ ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old French enjoier》 [en+joir] to give joy, rejoice, take delight in
【DERIVATIVEs】 enjoy, enjoyable, enjoyableness, enjoyably, enjoyer, enjoyment
joy ★★★★[1965] noun from joy
【DEFINITION】 Joy is a feeling of great happiness.
【pl.】 joys
【SYNONYM】 delight
【ROOTs】 joy; joy
【Etymology】 《Latin gaudere》 [probably akin to Greek gethein] to rejoice
【First Known Meaning】 feeling of pleasure and delight
【DERIVATIVEs】 joy, joyful, joyfully, joyfulness, joyous, joyously, joyousness
joyful ☆[5056] adjective from joy
【DEFINITION】 Something that is joyful causes happiness and pleasure.
【SYNONYM】 joyous
【COMPOSITION】 joy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ joy; joy ⑵ ful; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin gaudere》 [probably akin to Greek gethein] to rejoice
【DERIVATIVEs】 joy, joyful, joyfully, joyfulness, joyous
rejoice ☆[5283] verb from rejoice 〈 joy
【DEFINITION】 If you rejoice, you are very pleased about something and you show it in your behaviour.
【Declension/Conjugation】 rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoicing, rejoices
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ joi(joy); joy ⑶ ce; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin gaudere》 [probably akin to Greek gethein] to rejoice
【First Known Meaning】 to own, possess, enjoy the possession of, have the fruition of
【DERIVATIVEs】 rejoicer, rejoicing, rejoice
Other words containing "joy"; enjoyableness, enjoyably, enjoyer, joyfully, joyfulness, joyless, joylessly, joylessness, joyous, joyously, joyousness, rejoicer, rejoicing
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
journ-
ject
it-, ire-
integr
insul, isle
init
image, imit
idem, identi
I, me
hypo
