Where does “zelos” come from?

zelos (Romanian) comes from Romanian zel, 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.

zelos (Romanian): zealous

Definitions

  1. zealous

Ancestry of “zelos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzelzeal
2Frenchzèlezeal
3Latinzēluszeal, emulation
4Ancient GreekΖῆλοςZelus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “zelos

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