Where does “gall” come from?

gall (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish gall, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

gall (Middle Irish): foreigner

Definitions

  1. foreigner

Ancestry of “gall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgallforeigner; rock, pillar
2LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
3Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “gall

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώςEvery word from Latin pāvōEvery word from Latin Gallus
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