Where does “galleggiare” come from?

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

galleggiare (Italian): to tread water; to float

Definitions

  1. to tread water; to float

Ancestry of “galleggiare”, 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 “galleggiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →