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Where does “gallico” come from?

gallico (Italian) comes from Latin gallicus, from Latin Gallia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

gallico (Italian): Gallic, French; gallic; Gaulish

Definitions

  1. Gallic, French; gallic; Gaulish

Ancestry of “gallico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingallicusGallic , Gaulish; French
2LatinGalliaGaul, modern-day France; France
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gallico”

  • pirogallico
  • gallicizzare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →