Where does “jalonner” come from?
jalonner (French) comes from French jalon, 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.
jalonner (French): stake out, mark out (to mark off the limits by stakes)
Definitions
- stake out, mark out (to mark off the limits by stakes)
Ancestry of “jalonner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jalon | a pole marking the border of a field or a road;... |
| 2 | French | jaillir | to spurt out, gush forth; to spring out; to... |
| 3 | Latin | galīre | — |
| 4 | Gaulish | gali- | boil, gush, well up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |