Where does “gelousie” come from?

gelousie (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman gelusie, from Old French gelus, 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.

gelousie (Middle English): jealousy

Definitions

  1. jealousy

Ancestry of “gelousie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normangelusiejealousy; envy; hatred; dislike; animosity
2Old Frenchgeluseager; 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 →