Where does “jelous” come from?

jelous (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.

jelous (Middle English): Jealous about a relationship; fearful about one's...

Definitions

  1. Jealous about a relationship; fearful about one's...

Ancestry of “jelous”, 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

Words derived from “jelous”

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