Where does “Zelo” come from?

Zelo (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek ζήλος, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Zelo (Portuguese): special care and dedication for someone or something

Definitions

  1. special care and dedication for someone or something

Ancestry of “Zelo”, step by step

Zelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ζήλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζήλοςzeal; jealousy
2Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Latin zēlus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzēluszeal, emulation

Words derived from “Zelo”

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