giallo
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈdʒal.lo/
adj
Definitions
- yellow
- (of a story) involving crimes and detective work
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French jalne derived from Latin galbinus (yellowish, greenish-yellow, effeminate).
Origin
Latin
galbinus
Gloss
yellowish, greenish-yellow, effeminate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- giallolino English
- galbinatus Latin
- galbinus Latin
- gelb German
- giallastro Italian
- giallino Italian
- giallista Italian
- giallistica Italian
- giallognolo Italian
- giallone Italian
- gialloverde Italian
- ingiallimento Italian
- ingiallire Italian
- pane Italian
- pangiallo Italian
- ringiallire Italian
- verde Italian
- *gelwaz Proto-Germanic
- jalne Old French
- jaune Old French
- galben Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- galfed Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- gelo Old High German
- gel Middle High German
- gël Middle High German
- gjelbër Albanian
- jaunisse Middle French
- *gelu gmw-pro
- galbin Aromanian
- zâl Friulian
- xało Venetian
- jäl Central Franconian
- gelleb Hunsrik
- zalo Istriot
- jald Lombard
- śal Emilian