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

  1. fork; bifurcation; prong; forked branch

Ancestry of “gallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingalleusoaken
2Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →