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Where does “celoso” come from?

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

celoso (Spanish): jealous; zealous

Definitions

  1. jealous; zealous

Ancestry of “celoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinzelosuszealous, jealous; jealous; zealous
2Latinzēlus—
3Ancient GreekΖῆλος—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “celoso”

  • celosamente
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