Where does “gallego” come from?
gallego (Italian) comes from Portuguese galego, from Old Portuguese galego, from Latin Gallaecus, from Latin Gallaecia, from Latin Gallaeci, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
gallego (Italian): Galician
Definitions
- Galician
Ancestry of “gallego”, step by step
gallego traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese galego
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | galego | Galician; blonde; Galician person |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | galego | — |
| 3 | Latin | Gallaecus | Alternative form of gallaecus |
| 4 | Latin | Gallaecia | — |
| 5 | Latin | Gallaeci | a tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kallī | grove, forest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
via Spanish gallego
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gallego | Galician; Spaniard |