Where does “zeloso” come from?

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

zeloso (Italian): zealous, fervid

Definitions

  1. zealous, fervid

Ancestry of “zeloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzelozeal, fervour, ardour
2Latinzēluszeal, emulation
3Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “zeloso”

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