Where does “ungallantly” come from?
ungallantly (English) comes from English ungallant, 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.
ungallantly (English): In an ungallant way
Definitions
- In an ungallant way
Ancestry of “ungallantly”, step by step
ungallantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ungallant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungallant | Not gallant; ignoble, dishonourable, unvaliant |
| 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 |