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Where does “Gall” come from?

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

Gall (Old Irish): foreigner; rock, pillar

Definitions

  1. foreigner; rock, pillar

Ancestry of “Gall”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Gall”

  • gall
  • gallchnó
  • gallán
  • Gall
  • galchro
  • daah galchro
  • billey galchro
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