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Where does “ζηλόω” come from?

ζηλόω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ζηλόω (Ancient Greek): I emulate; I am jealous

Definitions

  1. I emulate; I am jealous

Ancestry of “ζηλόω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
2Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ζηλόω”

  • zeal
  • jealous
  • jealousy
  • zealous
  • jealously
  • zealously
  • overzealous
  • jalousie
  • zealousness
  • overzealousness
  • overzealously
  • Zelus
  • overzeal
  • unjealous
  • jalousied
  • jealousness
  • unzealous
  • overjealous
  • unjealously
  • nonjealous
  • zealless
  • jealoushood
  • zealful
  • gelotologist
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