English
hyperjealous
From hyper- + jealous.
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- ‘to go, travel, search, inquire’
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Ancient Greek ζῆλος ‘zeal, jealousy’
Late Latin zelosus
Old French jalous
Middle English jelous ‘Jealous about a relationship’
English jealous
Today it means
adj Extremely jealous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyperjealous