Where does “ungilled” come from?

ungilled (English) comes from English gilled, 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.

ungilled (English): Without gills

Definitions

  1. Without gills

Ancestry of “ungilled”, step by step

ungilled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gilled

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgilledHaving gills
2EnglishGillSomeone connected with Gillingham Football Club,...
3Middle Englishgille
4Old Frenchgillea wine measure; wine measure
5Medieval Latingilloearthenware jar; A cooler for liquids
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭEvery word from Gaulish gallā
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