Where does “gil” come from?
gil (Spanish) comes from Italian Egidio, from Late Latin Aegidius, from Latin aegis, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς, from Ancient Greek αἴξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.
gil (Spanish): naive, innocent, dumb, dummy
Definitions
- naive, innocent, dumb, dummy
Ancestry of “gil”, step by step
gil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Egidio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Egidio | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | Aegidius | — |
| 3 | Latin | aegis | the aegis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἰγίς | the aegis; a shield of Zeus or cloak of Athena; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἴξ | goat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |
via Latin Aegidius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Aegidius | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Αἰγίδιος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἰγίδιον | kid, young goat |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίδιον | suffixed to nouns of any gender, forms neuter... |
via Catalan Gil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Gil | — |