Where does “regalía” come from?
regalía (Galician) comes from Galician regalo, from Spanish regalo, from French régal, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.
regalía (Galician): bonus
Definitions
- bonus
Ancestry of “regalía”, step by step
regalía traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician regalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | regalo | delicatessen, treat; gift |
| 2 | Spanish | regalo | present, gift |
| 3 | French | régal | treat, culinary delight |
| 4 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 5 | Old French | galle | — |
| 6 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 7 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |