Etymology

unzealous

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Today it means: Not zealous. Full definition →

English zealous ← Middle English zelose ← Latin zēlōsus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yeh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yéh₂los
  10. Ancient Greekζῆλος (zêlos)
  11. Latinzēlus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  14. Latinzēlōsus
  15. Middle Englishzelose
  16. Englishzealous
  17. English todayunzealous

From un- + zealous.

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