Where does “gelos” come from?

gelos (Romanian) comes from Italian geloso, 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.

gelos (Romanian): jealous

Definitions

  1. jealous

Ancestry of “gelos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangelosojealous
2Latinzēlōsusjealous
3Latinzēluszeal, emulation
4Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
5Proto-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 →