Where does “gelous” come from?

gelous (Middle English) comes 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.

gelous (Middle English): Alternative form of jelous

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jelous

Ancestry of “gelous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
2Latinzēlōsusjealous
3Latinzēluszeal, emulation
4Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
5Proto-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 →