Where does “selai kacang” come from?
selai kacang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian selai, from Portuguese geleia, from English jelly, from English jealous, from Middle English jelous, from Old French jalous, from Latin zēlōsus, from Latin zēlus — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
selai kacang (Indonesian): peanut butter
Definitions
- peanut butter
Ancestry of “selai kacang”, step by step
selai kacang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian selai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | selai | jam, sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar |
| 2 | Portuguese | geleia | jelly; jam |
| 3 | English | jelly | A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and... |
| 4 | English | jealous | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries... |
| 5 | Middle English | jelous | Jealous about a relationship; fearful about one's... |
| 6 | Old French | jalous | eager; zealous; jealous |
| 7 | Latin | zēlōsus | jealous |
| 8 | Latin | zēlus | zeal, emulation |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | Zelus |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |