Where does “jalon” come from?
jalon (French) comes from French jaillir, from Latin galīre, from Gaulish gali-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
jalon (French): a pole marking the border of a field or a road;...
Definitions
- a pole marking the border of a field or a road;...
Ancestry of “jalon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | jaillir | to spurt out, gush forth; to spring out; to... |
| 2 | Latin | galīre | — |
| 3 | Gaulish | gali- | boil, gush, well up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |