Where does “gallon” come from?

gallon (Hungarian) comes from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gallon (Hungarian): gallon a unit of volume

Definitions

  1. gallon a unit of volume

Ancestry of “gallon”, step by step

gallon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gallon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
2Middle Englishgallon
3Normangalun
4Latingalum
5Vulgar Latin*galla
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Hungarian gall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariangallGallic; Gaul
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭEvery word from Gaulish gallā