Where does “zel” come from?

zel (Middle French) comes from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

zel (Middle French): zeal

Definitions

  1. zeal

Ancestry of “zel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzēluszeal, emulation
2Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
3Proto-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 →
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