Etymograph

English

Galvan

Galvan comes from Spanish Galván, and goes back to Latin Galba ‘larva, worm, fatty’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGalba‘larva, worm, fatty’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGalbanus
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentGalván
  4. EnglishtodayGalvan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGalba‘larva, worm, fatty’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGalbanus
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentGalván
  4. EnglishtodayGalvan

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Galba / Galvan