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
- feminine singular of jaloux; first-person...
Ancestry of “jalouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | jalouser | to be jealous of; to envy |
| 2 | French | jaloux | jealous |
| 3 | Old French | jalous | eager; zealous; jealous |
| 4 | Latin | zēlōsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | zēlus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |
Words derived from “jalouse”