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Where does “gilled” come from?

gilled (English) comes from English Gill, from Middle English gille, from Old French gille, from Medieval Latin gillo, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gilled (English): Having gills

Definitions

  1. Having gills

Ancestry of “gilled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGillSomeone connected with Gillingham Football Club,...
2Middle Englishgille—
3Old Frenchgillea wine measure; wine measure
4Medieval Latingilloearthenware jar; A cooler for liquids
5Gaulishgallāvessel
6Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gilled”

  • ungilled
  • nongilled
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