Etymology

joconde

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Today it means: A Mona Lisa. Full definition →

French La Joconde
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joconde · noun1

  1. French · derived fromLa Joconde
  2. English todayjoconde

Thought to be named after the Mona Lisa (French La Joconde).

Joconde · proper noun, noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromiūcundus
  2. Middle French · derived fromjoconde
  3. French · borrowed fromLa/la Joconde
  4. English todayJoconde

Borrowed from French La/la Joconde, itself a calque of Italian la Gioconda using Middle French joconde, feminine of jocond, from Latin iūcundus. Doublet of Gioconda.

Words from the same roots

Latiniūcundus all →

jocundjucund

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