Where does “engalanamiento” come from?
engalanamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish engalanar, from Spanish galano, from Spanish Galán, from French galant, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
engalanamiento (Spanish): adorning; bedecking; decking out
Definitions
- adorning; bedecking; decking out
Ancestry of “engalanamiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | engalanar | to adorn, to decorate, to festoon |
| 2 | Spanish | galano | smart; elegant; prim |
| 3 | Spanish | Galán | gallant |
| 4 | French | galant | present participle of galer; gallant, courteous,... |
| 5 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 6 | Old French | galle | — |
| 7 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |