Where does “galalike” come from?
galalike (English) comes from English Gala, from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla — to flourish; green, yellow.
galalike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a gala
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a gala
Ancestry of “galalike”, step by step
galalike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gala | A type of apple, a cross-pollination between... |
| 2 | French | gala | third-person singular past historic of galer |
| 3 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 5 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 6 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 7 | Old French | galle | — |
| 8 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 9 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |