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

jealousy; screen; Venetian blind

Ancestry of “jalousie”, step by step

jalousie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian gelosia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	gelosia	jealousy; shutter
2	Italian	geloso	jealous
3	Latin	zēlōsus	jealous
4	Latin	zēlus	zeal, emulation
5	Ancient Greek	Ζῆλος	Zelus
6	Proto-Indo-European	yeh₂-	to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via French jaloux

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	jaloux	jealous
2	Old French	jalous	eager; zealous; jealous
3	Late Latin	zelosus	zealous, jealous; jealous; zealous

Words derived from “jalousie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος →Every word from Latin zēlus →