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Where does “Gallus” come from?

Gallus (Latin) comes from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

Gallus (Latin): Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...

Ancestry of “Gallus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāvō—
2Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “Gallus”

  • Gaul
  • Gallic
  • gallium
  • Gaulish
  • Gallicism
  • Gallicization
  • Gallomania
  • trimethylgallium
  • triethylgallium
  • Gallophile
  • Gallophil
  • Gallicisation
  • radiogallium
  • Gauls
  • Gallo-Roman
  • galliferous
  • Gallo-
  • Gallophilia
  • digallium
  • organogallium
  • Gallo-Italian
  • Gallo-Italic
  • Gallia County
  • Gallo-Romance
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