Etymology

joyous

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Today it means: Full of joy; happy. Full definition →

Middle English joyous ← Old French joieus
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromjoieus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromjoyous
  3. English todayjoyous

From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

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