Where does “zelo” come from?

zelo (Italian) comes from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

zelo (Italian): zeal, fervour, ardour

Definitions

  1. zeal, fervour, ardour

Ancestry of “zelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzēluszeal, emulation
2Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “zelo”

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