Where does “galiongee” come from?
galiongee (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish قالیونجی, from Ottoman Turkish قالیون, from Arabic غليون, from Italian galeone, from Italian galea, from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-.
galiongee (English): A Turkish sailor
Definitions
- A Turkish sailor
Ancestry of “galiongee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قالیونجی | a sailor or soldier on a Turkish warship |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قالیون | A type of ship with meaning evolving over time |
| 3 | Arabic | غليون | galleon; pipe; pipe |
| 4 | Italian | galeone | galleon |
| 5 | Italian | galea | galley; helmet |
| 6 | Latin | galea | a helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γαλέη | name given to various animals of the Mustelidae... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glī- | mous |
| 9 | English | glio- | Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλία | glue |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |