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Where does “galta” come from?

galta (Antillean Creole) comes from French galetas, from Old French galatas — housing in the upper part of a building.

galta (Antillean Creole): loft; attic

Definitions

  1. loft; attic

Ancestry of “galta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgaletasgarret; attic
2Old Frenchgalatashousing in the upper part of a building
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