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Where does “Gall” come from?

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

Gall (Scottish Gaelic): foreigner, alien; Lowlander

Definitions

  1. foreigner, alien; Lowlander

Ancestry of “Gall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgallforeigner; rock, pillar
2LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
3Latinpāvō—
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
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