Where does “jaloezie” come from?
jaloezie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch jalosie, from Old French jalosie, 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.
jaloezie (Dutch): envy, jealousy; window blind
Definitions
- envy, jealousy; window blind
Ancestry of “jaloezie”, step by step
jaloezie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch jalosie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | jalosie | — |
| 2 | Old French | jalosie | — |
| 3 | Old French | jalous | eager; zealous; jealous |
| 4 | Latin | zēlōsus | jealous |
| 5 | Latin | zēlus | zeal, emulation |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | Zelus |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |
via Middle French jalousie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | jalousie | — |
| 2 | Italian | gelosia | jealousy; shutter |
| 3 | Italian | -ia | Derives abstract nouns denoting a state or... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |