joviaal

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˌjoː.viˈaːl/

adj

Definitions

jovial, merry, cheerful
good-humored, friendly, relaxed

Etymology

Borrowed from French jovial (jovial, jolly) derived from Italian gioviale (born under the influence of the planet Jupiter, jolly, jovial) derived from Latin ioviālis (of Jupiter, relating to the Roman god Jupiter).

Origin

Latin

ioviālis

Gloss

of Jupiter, relating to the Roman god Jupiter

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Cognates and derived terms

jovial English
ioviālis Latin
jovial German
joviális Hungarian
gioviale Italian
giovialità Italian
giovialmente Italian
jovial French
jovial Spanish, Castilian
*dyew- Proto-Indo-European
jovial Portuguese
žoviální Czech