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Where does “gallet” come from?

gallet (Northern Sami) comes from Catalan gall, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

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Definitions

  1. to visit

Ancestry of “gallet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangallrooster, cock
2LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
3Latinpāvō—
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
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