Where does “jalousie” come from?

jalousie (English) 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.

jalousie (English): A component in a ventilation system; Upward...

Definitions

  1. A component in a ventilation system; Upward...

Ancestry of “jalousie”, 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

Words derived from “jalousie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος →Every word from Latin zēlus →