Where does “gelus” come from?

gelus (Old French) comes 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.

gelus (Old French): eager; zealous; jealous

Definitions

  1. eager; zealous; jealous

Ancestry of “gelus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzēlōsusjealous
2Latinzēluszeal, emulation
3Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “gelus”

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