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Where does “jalousie” come from?

jalousie (French) comes from Italian gelosia, from Italian geloso, 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.

jalousie (French): jealousy; screen; Venetian blind

Definitions

  1. jealousy; screen; Venetian blind

Ancestry of “jalousie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangelosiajealousy; shutter
2Italiangelosojealous
3Latinzēlōsus—
4Latinzēlus—
5Ancient GreekΖῆλος—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “jalousie”

  • jalousie
  • jalousied
  • жалюзи
  • Jalousie
  • žaluzie
  • jaluzi
  • Jalousie
  • jalouzi
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