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Where does “galta” come from?
galta (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan gauta, from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota.
galta
(Catalan): cheek
Definitions
cheek
Ancestry of “galta”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Catalan
gauta
cheek
2
Vulgar Latin
*ga(v)ota
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Words derived from “galta”
engaltar
galta-roig
galtaplè
galtera
galtut
Every word from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota →
Every word from Old Catalan gauta →