Where does “galleta” come from?

galleta (Galician) comes from French galette, from French galet, from French -et, from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

galleta (Galician): pitchfork

Definitions

  1. pitchfork

Ancestry of “galleta”, step by step

galleta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French galette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgalettegalette; dough, dosh, bread; cookie
2Frenchgaletpebble; disk-shaped object; roller
3French-etsuffix indicating diminution or affection
4Middle French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun
5Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Galician galla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciangallatwig; branch; forked branch
2Vulgar Latingallea
3Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
4Gaulishgallāvessel
5Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos
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