Where does “zelant” come from?

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

zelant (Polish): zealot

Definitions

  1. zealot

Ancestry of “zelant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzelansloving jealously
2Latinzēluszeal, emulation
3Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
4Proto-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 →