Rejoice
/rɪˈdʒɔɪs/noun
To feel or show great joy.
Did you know?Rejoice comes through Old French from Latin re- “again” + gaudēre “to be glad,” the same ancient root behind words like joy and gaudy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰeyǵ-
“to be excited, to rejoice”
Latin
Latin
gaudēre
“to be glad, rejoice”
Late Latin
Latin
regaudēre
“to rejoice again”
Old French
Old French
rejoir / rejoiss-
“to rejoice, make glad”
Middle English
English
rejoicen
“to rejoice, be glad”
Modern English
English
rejoice
“to feel or show great joy”