Etymograph

English

jovialness

From jovial + -ness.

A compound of jovial + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright’

Late Latin Iuppiter ‘the Roman god Jove or Jupiter, counterpart of…’

Late Latin Ioviālis ‘relating to the Roman god Jupiter’

Italian gioviale ‘born under the influence of the planet Jupiter’

Middle French jovial ‘under the influence of Jupiter’

English jovial

Today it means

noun The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / jovialness