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Where does “galo” come from?

galo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese galo, from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic galso-, from Proto-Indo-European gl̥s-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gols-o-.

galo (Portuguese): rooster; a swelling on the forehead, resulting...

Definitions

  1. rooster; a swelling on the forehead, resulting...

Ancestry of “galo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegalo—
2Latingallusa cock, rooster; a Gaul, an inhabitant of Gaul; a...
3Proto-Italicgalso-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangl̥s-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangols-o-—

Words derived from “galo”

  • Cantagalo
  • gai
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-o- →