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

Gallus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pāvō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
2Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

via Proto-Celtic galnati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgalnatito be able
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

via Ancient Greek γάλλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγάλλοςgallus, a priest of Cybele in Phrygia; eunuch,...
2Ancient Greekγάλλαροςmember of a Dionysiac cultic society

Words derived from “Gallus”

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