Where does “gala” come from?
Gala comes from French gala, from Italian gala, from Old French gale and galer, ultimately from Frankish wala and galla.
gala (English): Celebratory; festive; Pomp, show, or festivity; A...
Definitions
- Celebratory; festive; Pomp, show, or festivity; A...
Ancestry of “gala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gala | third-person singular past historic of galer |
| 2 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 4 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 5 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 6 | Old French | galle | — |
| 7 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |