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Where does “galoppare” come from?

galoppare (Italian) comes from Russian галопировать, from Spanish galopar, from Old French galoper, from Frankish wala hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

galoppare (Italian): to gallop; to rush around; to work assiduously

Definitions

  1. to gallop; to rush around; to work assiduously

Ancestry of “galoppare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгалопировать—
2Spanishgaloparto gallop
3Old Frenchgaloperto gallop
4Frankishwala hlaupanto run well
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “galoppare”

  • galoppatoio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →