Where does “galea” come from?

galea (Italian) comes from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-, from Ancient Greek γλία, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

galea (Italian): galley; helmet

Definitions

  1. galley; helmet

Ancestry of “galea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingaleaa helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative...
2Ancient Greekγαλέηname given to various animals of the Mustelidae...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
4Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
5Ancient Greekγλίαglue
6Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “galea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from English glio- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glī- →
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