Where does “gallopinto” come from?

gallopinto (Spanish) comes from Spanish pinto, from Vulgar Latin pinctus, from Latin Pictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

gallopinto (Spanish): A food made of rice and beans mixed together, and...

Definitions

A food made of rice and beans mixed together, and...

Ancestry of “gallopinto”, step by step

gallopinto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pinto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	pinto	spotted, pinto, mottled, blotchy; clever,...
2	Vulgar Latin	pinctus	—
3	Latin	Pictus	a Pict, a resident of early Scotland
4	Latin	-tus	Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5	Proto-Italic	-tus	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-tus	Derives action nouns from verb roots

via Spanish gallo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	gallo	rooster, cock; megrim; John Dory
2	Latin	Gallus	Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
3	Latin	pāvō	peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
4	Ancient Greek	ταώς	peacock; type of fish

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin Pictus →