English
galea
Galea comes from Latin galea ‘a helmet’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgalea‘a helmet’
- Englishearliest quotation 1847same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgalea‘a helmet’
- Englishearliest quotation 1847same form
Earliest quotation: 1847, The Wellington Statue: “The horse was not in the least like a…”
Linked words
through Latin galea ‘a helmet’
Today it means
noun A Roman helmet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin galea / galea