Where does “xurelo” come from?

xurelo (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin sorellus, from Latin saurellus, from Latin saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

xurelo (Galician): jack mackerel

Definitions

  1. jack mackerel

Ancestry of “xurelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsorellus
2Latinsaurellus
3Latinsaurus
4Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
5Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύραEvery word from Ancient Greek σαῦροςEvery word from Latin saurus