Where does “jalouse” come from?

jalouse (French) comes from French jalouser, from French jaloux, 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.

jalouse (French): feminine singular of jaloux; first-person...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of jaloux; first-person...

Ancestry of “jalouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjalouserto be jealous of; to envy
2Frenchjalouxjealous
3Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
4Latinzēlōsusjealous
5Latinzēluszeal, emulation
6Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος →Every word from Latin zēlus →