Where does “jealusty” come from?
jealusty (English) comes from English jealousy, from Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie, 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.
jealusty (English): The quality of being both attracted to and jealous of someone
Definitions
- The quality of being both attracted to and jealous of someone
Ancestry of “jealusty”, step by step
jealusty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jealousy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jealousy | A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse,... |
| 2 | Middle English | jalousie | Jealousness or jealousy in a relationship or... |
| 3 | Old French | jalousie | — |
| 4 | Old French | jalous | eager; zealous; jealous |
| 5 | Latin | zēlōsus | jealous |
| 6 | Latin | zēlus | zeal, emulation |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | Zelus |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |
via English lust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lust | A feeling of strong desire, especially such a... |
| 2 | Middle English | lust | — |
| 3 | Old English | lust | desire, pleasure, appetite, lust |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |