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

galo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese galo

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

via Latin Gallus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “galo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gl̥s-o- →Every word from Proto-Italic galso- →