Where does “zelote” come from?
zelote (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin zēlōtēs, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής, from Ancient Greek ζηλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “zelote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | zēlōtēs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζηλωτής | emulator, zealous admirer or follower; zealot |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζηλόω | I emulate; I am jealous |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “zelote”