Reconstruction:Gaulish/aballo-

This Gaulish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *abalnā, derived from Proto-Celtic *abūl (“apple”).

Noun

*aballo- (f)

  1. an apple tree

Derived terms

  • Latin: Aballo (literally “apple orchard”)
    • French: Avallon
  • Gaulish: *aballinca
  • Gaulish: *avallo-ialon (literally “apple tree clearing”)
    • Latin: Avaloiolum
      • French: Valuéjols, Valeuil
  • Gaulish: *avallo-duron (literally “apple tree market”)
    • French: Avalleur

References

  • Xavier Delamarre (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, →ISBN, page 29
  • Ranko Matasović (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic, →ISBN, page 23
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