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Where does “Ζῆλος” come from?

Ζῆλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Ancestry of “Ζῆλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “Ζῆλος”

  • Zelus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →