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Where does “γαλοπούλα” come from?

γαλοπούλα (Greek) comes from Greek γάλος, from Italian gallo, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

γαλοπούλα (Greek): turkey

Definitions

  1. turkey

Ancestry of “γαλοπούλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγάλοςmale turkey
2Italiangallorooster, cock; Gallic; first-person singular...
3LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
4Latinpāvō—
5Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
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