Where does “ジェラシー” come from?

ジェラシー (Japanese) comes from English jealousy, from Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie, from Old French jalous, 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.

ジェラシー (Japanese): jealousy

Definitions

  1. jealousy

Ancestry of “ジェラシー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjealousyA state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse,...
2Middle EnglishjalousieJealousness or jealousy in a relationship or...
3Old Frenchjalousie
4Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
5Latinzēlōsusjealous
6Latinzēluszeal, emulation
7Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
8Proto-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