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Where does “galleta” come from?

galleta (Spanish) comes from French galette, from French galet, from French -et, from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

galleta (Spanish): cookie / biscuit

Definitions

  1. cookie / biscuit

Ancestry of “galleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgalettegalette; dough, dosh, bread; cookie
2Frenchgaletpebble; disk-shaped object; roller
3French-etsuffix indicating diminution or affection
4Middle French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun
5Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
6Latin-ātus—
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “galleta”

  • galletina
  • galletita
  • galyeta
  • galyetas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →