Where does “galon” come from?

galon (Old French) comes from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galon (Old French): liquid measure

Definitions

  1. liquid measure

Ancestry of “galon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingalum—
2Vulgar Latin*galla—
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “galon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →