Where does “galgulus” come from?
galgulus (Latin) comes from Latin galbulus, from Latin galbus, from Latin galbinus, from Latin galbanum, from Ancient Greek χαλβάνη, from Hebrew חֶלְבְּנָה, from Hebrew ח־ל־ב, from Hebrew חָלָב — milk.
galgulus (Latin): The witwall
Ancestry of “galgulus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | galbulus | The nut of the cypress tree |
| 2 | Latin | galbus | yellow, chartreuse |
| 3 | Latin | galbinus | greenish-yellow, yellowish, chartreuse;... |
| 4 | Latin | galbanum | galbanum |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαλβάνη | galbanum, the resinous juice produced by plants... |
| 6 | Hebrew | חֶלְבְּנָה | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | ח־ל־ב | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | חָלָב | milk |
Words derived from “galgulus”