Where does “jelly” come from?
Jelly comes from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
jelly (English): A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and...
Definitions
- A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and...
Ancestry of “jelly”, step by step
jelly traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English jealous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jealous | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries... |
| 2 | Middle English | jelous | Jealous about a relationship; fearful about one's... |
| 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 English gely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gely | Alternative form of gele |
| 2 | Old French | gelée | cold spell; period of coldness |
| 3 | Old French | geler | to freeze; to be very cold |
| 4 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Middle English gele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gele | A jelly made from the stock of meats or a meal it... |