Where does “galloon” come from?

galloon (English) comes from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galloon (English): A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on...

Definitions

  1. A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on...

Ancestry of “galloon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgalonbraid; stripe
2Latingalum—
3Vulgar Latin*galla—
4Gaulishgallāvessel
5Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “galloon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →