Where does “neregal” come from?

neregal (Romanian) comes from Romanian regal, from French régal, 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.

neregal (Romanian): unroyal; unregal

Definitions

  1. unroyal; unregal

Ancestry of “neregal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianregalroyal; regal; feast
2Frenchrégaltreat, culinary delight
3Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
4Old Frenchgalle
5Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭEvery word from Gaulish gallā
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