Where does “gelosia” come from?

gelosia (Catalan) comes from Catalan gelós, from Late Latin zelosus, from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

gelosia (Catalan): jealousy, envy

Definitions

  1. jealousy, envy

Ancestry of “gelosia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangelósjealous, envious
2Late Latinzelosuszealous, jealous; jealous; zealous
3Latinzēluszeal, emulation
4Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος →Every word from Latin zēlus →