Where does “jellygraph” come from?
jellygraph (English) comes from English jelly, 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.
jellygraph (English): A hectograph; To hectograph
Definitions
- A hectograph; To hectograph
Ancestry of “jellygraph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jelly | A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and... |
| 2 | English | jealous | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries... |
| 3 | Middle English | jelous | Jealous about a relationship; fearful about one's... |
| 4 | Old French | jalous | eager; zealous; jealous |
| 5 | Latin | zēlōsus | — |
| 6 | Latin | zēlus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |