Where does “jalousi” come from?

jalousi (Danish) comes from French jalousie, from Italian gelosia, from Italian geloso, from Latin zēlōsus, from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

jalousi (Danish): jealousy of a social, usually romantic nature

Definitions

  1. jealousy of a social, usually romantic nature

Ancestry of “jalousi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjalousiejealousy; screen; Venetian blind
2Italiangelosiajealousy; shutter
3Italiangelosojealous
4Latinzēlōsusjealous
5Latinzēluszeal, emulation
6Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
7Proto-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 →