Where does “gelozie” come from?

gelozie (Romanian) comes from Italian gelosia, 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.

gelozie (Romanian): jealousy

Definitions

  1. jealousy

Ancestry of “gelozie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangelosiajealousy; shutter
2Italiangelosojealous
3Latinzēlōsusjealous
4Latinzēluszeal, emulation
5Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
6Proto-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 →