Where does “pinkgill” come from?

pinkgill (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.

pinkgill (English): Any fungus of the genus Entoloma

Definitions

  1. Any fungus of the genus Entoloma

Ancestry of “pinkgill”, step by step

pinkgill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gill

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

via English Pink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPinkAn operative of the Pinkerton National Detective...
2Dutchpingelento wrangle, to try to get a better price; to do...
3West Frisianpingelsmall item
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-