Where does “jalou” come from?

jalou (Louisiana Creole) comes from French jaloux, 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.

jalou (Louisiana Creole): jealous

Definitions

  1. jealous

Ancestry of “jalou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjalouxjealous
2Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
3Latinzēlōsusjealous
4Latinzēluszeal, emulation
5Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος →Every word from Latin zēlus →