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
- jealousy
Ancestry of “ジェラシー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jealousy | A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse,... |
| 2 | Middle English | jalousie | Jealousness or jealousy in a relationship or... |
| 3 | Old French | jalousie | — |
| 4 | Old French | jalous | eager; zealous; jealous |
| 5 | Latin | zēlōsus | jealous |
| 6 | Latin | zēlus | zeal, emulation |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | Zelus |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |