English
green-eyed monster
From green + eye + monster.
A compound of green + eye + monster
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’
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Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-West Germanic *grōnī
Old English grēne
Middle English grene
English green
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’
Proto-Germanic *augô
Proto-West Germanic *augā
Old English ēage
Middle English e
English eye
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
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Proto-Italic *monestrom
Latin mōnstrum ‘omen, portent; monster’
Old French monstre
Middle English monstre ‘a monster or beast’
English monster
The story
Coined by William Shakespeare in his play Othello.
Today it means
noun Envy, jealousy, covetousness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / green-eyed monster