Where does “jalousie” come from?

jalousie (Middle English) comes from Old French jalousie, 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.

jalousie (Middle English): Jealousness or jealousy in a relationship or...

Definitions

  1. Jealousness or jealousy in a relationship or...

Ancestry of “jalousie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjalousie—
2Old Frenchjalouseager; zealous; jealous
3Latinzēlōsusjealous
4Latinzēluszeal, emulation
5Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “jalousie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος →Every word from Latin zēlus →