Where does “gala” come from?
gala (Turkish) comes from Italian gala, from Old French gale, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
gala (Turkish): The first, exclusive showing of a movie, play etc. for critics or special guests
Definitions
- The first, exclusive showing of a movie, play etc. for critics or special guests
Ancestry of “gala”, step by step
gala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian gala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gala | bow; bow tie; frill, flounce, ruche |
| 2 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 3 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 4 | Old French | galle | — |
| 5 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 6 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Turkish Galatasaray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Galatasaray | Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (a sports club from Istanbul best known for its football team) |
| 2 | Turkish | Saray | palace |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | سرای | house; mansion; palace |
| 4 | Persian | سرای | hall; dwelling, house; mansion |
| 5 | Middle Persian | slʾd | hall, house |
| 6 | Old Persian | srāda | — |