Where does “cio” come from?

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

cio (Portuguese): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “cio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecio—
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 →