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Where does “gallare” come from?

gallare (Italian) comes from Italian galla, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gallare (Italian): To fertilize an egg; To be fertilized an egg

Definitions

  1. To fertilize an egg; To be fertilized an egg

Ancestry of “gallare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangallagall; acorn; round pill
2Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gallare”

  • galleggiare
  • gallatura
  • gallate
  • gallicolo
  • galla
  • galligeno
  • galli
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