Etymograph

English

joypad

From joy + pad, modelled on earlier joystick.

A compound of joy + pad

Latin gaudeō ‘to be glad, rejoice’

Latin gaudium

Late Latin gaudia

Old French joie

Middle English joye ‘joy’

English joy

West Flemish pad ‘sole of the foot’

English pad

Today it means

noun A type of game controller held in the hands, where the digits (especially thumbs) are used to provide input.

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

Etymograph / joypad