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Where does “jalouser” come from?

jalouser (French) comes 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.

jalouser (French): to be jealous of; to envy

Definitions

  1. to be jealous of; to envy

Ancestry of “jalouser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjalouxjealous
2Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
3Latinzēlōsus—
4Latinzēlus—
5Ancient GreekΖῆλος—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “jalouser”

  • jalouse
  • jalousement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →