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Where does “ζῆλος” come from?

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

ζῆλος (Ancient Greek): eager rivalry, zealous imitation, emulation, a...

Definitions

  1. eager rivalry, zealous imitation, emulation, a...

Ancestry of “ζῆλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekζηλόωI emulate; I am jealous
2Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
3Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ζῆλος”

  • 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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