Where does “gallo” come from?
gallo (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin galleus, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
gallo (Galician): fork; bifurcation; prong; forked branch
Definitions
- fork; bifurcation; prong; forked branch
Ancestry of “gallo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | galleus | oaken |
| 2 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 3 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |