English
galliardise
Galliardise comes from French gaillardise ‘boastful gaiety’, from gaillard ‘strong’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *galā ‘ability, might’.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*galā‘ability, might’root as named · steps between not traced
- Frenchc. 1600–present*gal-‘strength’reconstructed
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgaillard‘strong’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgaillardise‘boastful gaiety’
- Englishearliest quotation 1642galliardise
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*galā‘ability, might’root as named · steps between not traced
- Frenchc. 1600–present*gal-‘strength’reconstructed
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgaillard‘strong’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgaillardise‘boastful gaiety’
- Englishearliest quotation 1642galliardise
Earliest quotation: 1642, Thomas Browne, (please specify the page): “the mirth and galliardise of company”.
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *galā
Today it means
noun gaiety; merriment
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *galā / galliardise