English
galanty show
Galanty show may come from Italian galante ‘gallants’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentgalanteas galanti‘gallants’uncertain
- Englishtodaygalanty show
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentgalanteas galanti‘gallants’uncertain
- Englishtodaygalanty show
The story
Probably from Italian galanti (‘gallants’), + English show.
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *wela ‘well’
through Old French galer ‘to have fun’
through French galant
Today it means
noun A show performed using silhouettes and shadow puppets.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian galante / galanty show