Where does “rinegalo” come from?
rinegalo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano regalo, from Spanish regalo, from French régal, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.
rinegalo (Cebuano): not bought; given as a gift
Definitions
- not bought; given as a gift
Ancestry of “rinegalo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | regalo | a gift; a present; to give as a gift; to give... |
| 2 | Spanish | regalo | present, gift |
| 3 | French | régal | treat, culinary delight |
| 4 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 5 | Old French | galle | — |
| 6 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 7 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |