Where does “galleta” come from?

galleta (Latin) comes from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galleta (Latin): jug, bucket, pail

Definitions

  1. jug, bucket, pail

Ancestry of “galleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*galla—
2Gaulishgallāvessel
3Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →