Where does “ciúme” come from?

ciúme (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin zelumen, from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

ciúme (Portuguese): jealousy

Definitions

  1. jealousy

Ancestry of “ciúme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ciúme”

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