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Where does “galler” come from?

galler (Swedish) comes from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

galler (Swedish): bars, a grid; several solid, more or less rigid...

Definitions

  1. bars, a grid; several solid, more or less rigid...

Ancestry of “galler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
2Latinpāvō—
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “galler”

  • kalterit
  • kalteri
  • kalterijääkäri
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