Where does “zēlōsus” come from?

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

zēlōsus (Latin): jealous

Definitions

  1. jealous

Ancestry of “zēlōsus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zēlōsus”

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