English word origin

Etymology of Galla

* 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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname. · A township in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.

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Derivation mentionGallusla

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Source etymology 2

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noun

The Oromo people.

name

The Oromo language.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Borrowed-form mentiongaaloso · non-believers

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