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Where does “galldach” come from?

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

galldach (Old Irish): non-Gaelic; especially pertaining to the Scottish...

Definitions

  1. non-Gaelic; especially pertaining to the Scottish...

Ancestry of “galldach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgalldaforeign; having foreign connections or ways
2Old Irishgallforeigner; rock, pillar
3LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
4Latinpāvō—
5Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
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