Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest. · A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion. · A group of zebras.
From Middle English zele, from Old French zel, from Late Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to search”). Related to jealous.
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