Where does “celos” come from?

celos (Spanish) comes from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

celos (Spanish): jealousy; rut

Definitions

  1. jealousy; rut

Ancestry of “celos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “celos”

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