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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

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a gala

Ancestry of “galalike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGalaA type of apple, a cross-pollination between...
2Frenchgalathird-person singular past historic of galer
3Spanishgalafeminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,...
4Old Spanishgala—
5Old Frenchgalepomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing
6Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
7Old Frenchgalle—
8Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
9Gaulishgallāvessel
10Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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