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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.

Ancestry of “zēlōsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzēlus—
2Ancient GreekΖῆλος—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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