Etymology

galla

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Latin Gallus ← Medieval Latin galla
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Galla · proper noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromgalla“oak apple”
  2. Latin · derived fromGallus
  3. English todayGalla

* As a Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname, from a personal name derived from Latin Gallus, Gaulus (“a Gaul”), also see Gall. * As an Italian surname, from gallo (“rooster”), or from Medieval Latin galla (“oak apple”), or a spelling variant of Calla, Cala. * As an Arabic and Muslim surname, spelling variant of Kalla.

Galla · noun, proper noun2

  1. Somali · borrowed fromgaalo“non-believers”
  2. English todayGalla

Borrowed from Somali gaalo (“non-believers”).

Words from the same roots

LatinGallus all →

gallGalloGaulgallidGawel

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