Where does “jaloux” come from?

jaloux (Danish) comes from French jaloux, from Old French jalous, 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.

jaloux (Danish): jealous socially, esp. romantically

Definitions

  1. jealous socially, esp. romantically

Ancestry of “jaloux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjalouxjealous
2Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
3Latinzēlōsusjealous
4Latinzēluszeal, emulation
5Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek ΖῆλοςEvery word from Latin zēlus
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