Where does “halea” come from?

halea (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish jalea, from French gelée, from Old French gelée, from Latin gelāta, from Latin -āta.

halea (Hiligaynon): jelly

Definitions

  1. jelly

Ancestry of “halea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjaleajelly, gelatine; jelly, jello
2Frenchgeléefrost; jelly; jelly-like substance
3Old Frenchgeléecold spell; period of coldness
4Latingelātafrost
5Latin-āta—
Every word from Latin -āta →Every word from Latin gelāta →Every word from Old French gelée →