Where does “Jalousie” come from?
Jalousie (Luxembourgish) comes from French jalousie, from Italian gelosia, from Italian geloso, 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.
Jalousie (Luxembourgish): jealousy; window blind
Ancestry of “Jalousie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | jalousie | jealousy; screen; Venetian blind |
| 2 | Italian | gelosia | jealousy; shutter |
| 3 | Italian | geloso | jealous |
| 4 | Latin | zēlōsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | zēlus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |