Where does “transgal” come from?
transgal (English) comes from English gal, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.
transgal (English): A young transwoman
Ancestry of “transgal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gal | Abbreviation of gallon; A young woman; A galileo |
| 2 | English | gallon | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;... |
| 3 | Middle English | gallon | — |
| 4 | Norman | galun | — |
| 5 | Latin | galum | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *galla | — |
| 7 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |