galego

Galician

[ɡaˈleɣʊ], [χaˈleχʊ]

adj
Definitions
  • Galician pertaining to Galicia or the Galician language

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese galego inherited from Latin gallaecus (a Galician) derived from Proto-Celtic *kallī- (wood) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-ní-s (hill), *kelH- (rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelH-

Gloss

rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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