Where does “Jalousie” come from?

Jalousie (German) comes from French jalousie, 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 (German): roller blind, window blind, Venetian blind

Definitions

  1. roller blind, window blind, Venetian blind

Ancestry of “Jalousie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjalousiejealousy; screen; Venetian blind
2Italiangelosiajealousy; shutter
3Italiangelosojealous
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 ΖῆλοςEvery word from Latin zēlus
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