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

Definitions

  1. The turkey

Ancestry of “gallopavo”, step by step

gallopavo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin gallus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingallusa cock, rooster; a Gaul, an inhabitant of Gaul; a...
2Proto-Italicgalso-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangl̥s-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangols-o-—

via Latin pavo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpavopeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus...
2Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gl̥s-o- →Every word from Proto-Italic galso- →