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Where does “geloso” come from?

geloso (Italian) comes 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.

geloso (Italian): jealous

Definitions

  1. jealous

Ancestry of “geloso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “geloso”

  • gelosia
  • gelosia
  • gelos
  • gelozie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →