gioia
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈdʒɔ.ja/
noun
Definitions
- joy, delight
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French joie derived from Latin gaudia, gaudium (joy, delight).
Origin
Latin
gaudium
Gloss
joy, delight
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
喜, 悦, 慶, 歓
Emoji
😂 😹
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gaudia Latin
- *jocale Latin
- gaudia Latin
- gaudimonium Latin
- gaudium Latin
- iocus Latin
- Gaudium German
- gaudio Italian
- joie French
- gozar Spanish, Castilian
- gozo Spanish, Castilian
- gáudio Portuguese
- joye Middle English
- joie Old French
- joieus Old French
- jouel Old French
- gaz Albanian
- gazmend Albanian
- gëzim Albanian
- goyvo Old Portuguese
- joya Old Portuguese
- gojat Occitan
- gauch Old Occitan
- gaug Old Occitan
- joi Old Occitan
- joia Old Occitan
- gozo Old Spanish
- gaudance Bourguignon
- joie Bourguignon
- jooe Bourguignon