Etymology of the English word gallinule
the English word
gallinulederived from the New Latin word
Gallinuladerived from the Latin word
gallinuladerived from the Latin word
gallina (hen)
derived from the Classical Latin word
gallus (cock; cock, rooster)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gal-derived from the Greek word
gallosDate
The earliest known usage of gallinule in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
