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

Definitions

  1. zeal

Ancestry of “zel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzèlezeal
2Latinzēluszeal, emulation
3Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “zel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος →Every word from Latin zēlus →