gai

French

adj
Definitions
  • cheerful; merry
  • gay; homosexual

Etymology

Derived from Old French gai (gay, cheerful, happy, merry, laughing, joyful) derived from Old Occitan gai (joyous, lively, impetuous, happy) derived from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃 (impetuous) derived from Frankish *gāhi (fast, sudden, impetuous), *wāhi (pretty) derived from Latin vagus (wandering, strolling, flighty, vague, rambling, inconstant, uncertain, roaming, giddy, errant).

Origin

Latin

vagus

Gloss

wandering, strolling, flighty, vague, rambling, inconstant, uncertain, roaming, giddy, errant

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms