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Where does “jealoushood” come from?

jealoushood (English) comes from English jealous, from Middle English jelous, 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.

jealoushood (English): jealousy

Definitions

  1. jealousy

Ancestry of “jealoushood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjealousSuspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries...
2Middle EnglishjelousJealous about a relationship; fearful about one's...
3Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
4Latinzēlōsus—
5Latinzēlus—
6Ancient GreekΖῆλος—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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