Etymology

galleass

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Today it means: A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails. Full definition →

Old French galleasse ← Italian galeaza ← Latin galea
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  1. Latin · derived fromgalea
  2. Italian · derived fromgaleaza
  3. Old French · derived fromgalleasse
  4. English todaygalleass

1540s, from Old French galleasse, from Italian galeaza ‘large galley’, from Latin galea.

Words from the same roots

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