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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
3Latinzēlōsus—
4Latinzēlus—
5Ancient GreekΖῆλος—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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