joia
Portuguese
/ˈʒɔj.ɐ/
noun
Definitions
- jewel a precious or semi-precious stone
- (by extension) gem, treasure anything considered precious or valuable
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese joya derived from Old French joie derived from Latin *jocale, iocus, jocus.
Origin
Latin
iocus, jocus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gaudia Latin
- *jocale Latin
- gaudia Latin
- iocus Latin
- iocus, jocus Latin
- gioia Italian
- joie French
- enjoyar Spanish, Castilian
- guardajoyas Spanish, Castilian
- joya Spanish, Castilian
- joyero Spanish, Castilian
- joyería Spanish, Castilian
- joinha Portuguese
- joye Middle English
- joie Old French
- joiel Old French
- joieus Old French
- joia Catalan, Valencian
- joier Catalan, Valencian
- joiós Catalan, Valencian
- miñaxoia Galician
- xoia Galician
- joya Old Portuguese
- joia Old Occitan