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