Where does “gallopavo” come from?
gallopavo (Latin) comes from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic galso-, from Proto-Indo-European gl̥s-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gols-o-.
gallopavo (Latin): The turkey
Ancestry of “gallopavo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | gallus | a cock, rooster; a Gaul, an inhabitant of Gaul; a... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | galso- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gl̥s-o- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gols-o- | — |