Where does “gallionsfigur” come from?
gallionsfigur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gallion, from French galion, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-, from Ancient Greek γλία.
gallionsfigur (Norwegian Nynorsk): a figurehead
Definitions
- a figurehead
Ancestry of “gallionsfigur”, step by step
gallionsfigur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk gallion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gallion | a galleon; the foremost part of an old sailing... |
| 2 | French | galion | galleon |
| 3 | Old French | galee | — |
| 4 | Latin | galea | a helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γαλέη | name given to various animals of the Mustelidae... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glī- | mous |
| 7 | English | glio- | Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλία | glue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |