Where does “gala” come from?
gala (Indonesian) comes from Dutch gala, from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla — to flourish; green, yellow.
gala (Indonesian): resin
Definitions
- resin
Ancestry of “gala”, step by step
gala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gala | a ceremonial celebration, originally a ball (formal dance), now often a prom |
| 2 | French | gala | third-person singular past historic of galer |
| 3 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 5 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 6 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 7 | Old French | galle | — |
| 8 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 9 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |