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Where does “rigale” come from?

rigale (Old French) comes from Old French gale, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “rigale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgalepomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing
2Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
3Old Frenchgalle—
4Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
5Gaulishgallāvessel
6Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “rigale”

  • regale
  • regalement
  • regalest
  • regaleth
  • regaler
  • regalonear
  • regalón
  • regalar
  • regalare
  • regalabile
  • régaler
  • regalar
  • regalar
  • regalim
  • regalimar
  • regalá
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