Where does “zel” come from?
zel (Romanian) comes from French zèle, from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
zel (Romanian): zeal
Ancestry of “zel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | zèle | zeal |
| 2 | Latin | zēlus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |