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
- foreigner, alien; Lowlander
Ancestry of “gall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | gall | foreigner; rock, pillar |
| 2 | Latin | Gallus | Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;... |
| 3 | Latin | pāvō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |