Origin

from Latin Gallus a Gaul

1. combining form¹ | 2. combining form²

1
Gallo- /ˈgaləʊ/ combining form¹.

ORIGIN: from Latin Gallus, Gallia Gaul: see Gaul, -o-.

Forming adjective and noun combs. with the sense ‘of Gaul or France; Gallic or French and —’, as Gallo-Celtic, Gallo-German. Cf. Franco-.

DERIVATIVE Galloˈmaniac noun & adjective (a person) excessively devoted to France or things French E19.
Gallophil(e) noun a lover of France or things French L19.
Gallophobe noun & adjective (a person) who is affected with Gallophobia L19.
Galloˈphobia noun intense fear or hatred of France or what is French E19.
Gallo-ˈRoman adjective & noun (an inhabitant or the language) of Gaul when under Roman rule M19.
Gallo-Roˈmance noun & adjective (of or pertaining to) the hypothetical Romance language presumed to represent the Latin spoken in Gaul; (of or pertaining to) the group of chiefly northern and Provençal French dialects presumed to represent this: M20.

2
gallo- /ˈgaləʊ/ combining form². Before a vowel also gall-.

ORIGIN: from gallic adjective² + -o-.

Used in Chemistry to form names of substances derived from or related to gallic acid.

DERIVATIVE galloˈcyanine noun any of a group of bluish-violet oxazine dyes derived from gallic acid L19.
galloˈtannin noun any of a class of naturally occurring tannins which yield gallic acid on hydrolysis L19.

Gallo-

Prefix

Concerning Gaul or Gauls
Concerning France or the French people (compare Gallic)

Etymology

From Latin Gallus (“Gaul”)

Coordinate terms

Appendix:English nationality prefixes

词汇	Gallo-
词根词缀	Collins Macquarie NewOxfordEC OED SOED Wiktionary Gallo- /ˈɡæləʊ/ combining form denoting Gaul or France ⇒ Gallo-Roman Origin from Latin Gallus a Gaul 1. combining form¹ \| 2. combining form² 1 Gallo- /ˈgaləʊ/ combining form¹. ORIGIN: from Latin Gallus, Gallia Gaul: see Gaul, -o-. Forming adjective and noun combs. with the sense ‘of Gaul or France; Gallic or French and —’, as Gallo-Celtic, Gallo-German. Cf. Franco-. DERIVATIVE Galloˈmaniac noun & adjective (a person) excessively devoted to France or things French E19. Gallophil(e) noun a lover of France or things French L19. Gallophobe noun & adjective (a person) who is affected with Gallophobia L19. Galloˈphobia noun intense fear or hatred of France or what is French E19. Gallo-ˈRoman adjective & noun (an inhabitant or the language) of Gaul when under Roman rule M19. Gallo-Roˈmance noun & adjective (of or pertaining to) the hypothetical Romance language presumed to represent the Latin spoken in Gaul; (of or pertaining to) the group of chiefly northern and Provençal French dialects presumed to represent this: M20. 2 gallo- /ˈgaləʊ/ combining form². Before a vowel also gall-. ORIGIN: from gallic adjective² + -o-. Used in Chemistry to form names of substances derived from or related to gallic acid. DERIVATIVE galloˈcyanine noun any of a group of bluish-violet oxazine dyes derived from gallic acid L19. galloˈtannin noun any of a class of naturally occurring tannins which yield gallic acid on hydrolysis L19. Gallo- Prefix Concerning Gaul or Gauls Concerning France or the French people (compare Gallic) Etymology From Latin Gallus (“Gaul”) Coordinate terms Appendix:English nationality prefixes
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