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Where does “gallardo” come from?

gallardo (Spanish) comes from French Gaillard, from Old French gaillart, from Lithuanian galia, from Latin Gallia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

gallardo (Spanish): gallant, debonair, brave, strapping, dashing;...

Definitions

  1. gallant, debonair, brave, strapping, dashing;...

Ancestry of “gallardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGaillard—
2Old Frenchgaillart—
3Lithuaniangaliapower, might
4LatinGalliaGaul, modern-day France; France
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gallardo”

  • gallardamente
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