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Where does “galeone” come from?

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

galeone (Italian): galleon

Definitions

  1. galleon

Ancestry of “galeone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangaleagalley; helmet
2Latingaleaa helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative...
3Ancient Greekγαλέηname given to various animals of the Mustelidae...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
5Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
6Ancient Greekγλίαglue
7Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “galeone”

  • غليون
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →