jouel

Old French

Alternative forms

• goiel
• gouel
• joial
• joie
• joiel
• joyal
• joyel

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *jocale (“graceful object”) from Latin iocus (“game; playing; joke”).

Noun

jouel oblique singular, m (oblique plural joueus, nominative singular joueus, nominative plural jouel)

1. jewel
2. (figuratively) treasure; an object or person of beauty

   Avec li, un gent jouel
   Agnes sa fille

   With him, a beautiful treasure
   Agnes, his daughter

Descendants

• French: joyau
• → Danish: juvel
• → Galician: xoel
• → Italian: gioiello
• → Middle English: juel
  • English: jewel
• → Norwegian: juvel
• → Spanish: joyel
• → Portuguese: joia