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English word gay comes from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz (Fast, quick.), Late Latin gaius
*ganhuz (Proto-Germanic)
Fast, quick.
gaius (Late Latin)
𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃 (Gothic)
gai (Old Provençal)
Happy; joyous.
gai (Old French)
Happy; cheerful; gay.
gay (Middle English)
gay (English)
(chiefly, in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.. (obsolete) An ornament. (transitive, dated, uncommon) To make happy or cheerful. [since at least the 1920s]. (transitive, uncommon) To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people. [popularized in the 1990s] (dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.. (dated) Happy, [...]