Where does “gallivanter” come from?
gallivanter (English) comes from English gallivant, from English gallant, from Middle English galant, from Old French galant, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
gallivanter (English): One who gallivants
Definitions
- One who gallivants
Ancestry of “gallivanter”, step by step
gallivanter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gallivant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gallivant | To roam about for pleasure without any definite... |
| 2 | English | gallant | brave, valiant; honorable; grand, noble |
| 3 | Middle English | galant | — |
| 4 | Old French | galant | present participle of galer; brave; noble;... |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |