Etymograph

English

galop

Galop comes from French galop ‘gallop’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentgalop‘gallop’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentgalop‘gallop’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.

Every English word from French galop

Today it means

noun A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.

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