Where does “jealousy” come from?

Jealousy comes from Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie and jalous, from Late Latin zelosus, from Latin -osus and Ancient Greek ζῆλος meaning zeal or ardor.

jealousy (English): A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse,...

Definitions

  1. A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse,...

Ancestry of “jealousy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishjalousieJealousness or jealousy in a relationship or...
2Old Frenchjalousie
3Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
4Latinzēlōsusjealous
5Latinzēluszeal, emulation
6Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “jealousy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂-