English
gallic
From gall + -ic.
A compound of gall + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
Proto-Germanic *gallǭ ‘gall, bile’
Proto-West Germanic *gallā
Old English ġealla ‘gall bladder’
Middle English galle
English gall
Another origin of gallic
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gelH-‘naked’uncertain
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*galnati‘to be able, can’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGallus‘Gaul’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGallia‘Gaul’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGallicus‘of or related to Gaul’
- Englishtodaygallic
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gallic