English
giallolino
Giallolino comes from Italian giallo ‘yellow’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰelh₃-1‘green, yellow’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰelh₃wós1‘green, yellow’uncertain
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gelwaz2‘yellow’uncertain
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gelu3‘yellow’uncertain
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050gelo4‘yellow’uncertain
- Italianc. 1300–presentgiallo4‘yellow’
- Englishtodaygiallolino4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *gelwaz
- 2 Wiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *gelu
- 3 Wiktionary, Old High German gelo
- 4 Wiktionary, English giallolino
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰelh₃-Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *gelwaz‘green, yellow’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰelh₃wósWiktionary, Proto-Germanic *gelwaz‘green, yellow’uncertain
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gelwazWiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *gelu‘yellow’uncertain
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*geluWiktionary, Old High German gelo‘yellow’uncertain
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050geloWiktionary, English giallolino‘yellow’uncertain
- Italianc. 1300–presentgialloWiktionary, English giallolino‘yellow’
- EnglishtodaygiallolinoWiktionary, English giallolino
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
gold, fell, chlorine, cholera, felon, gall, gullible, glib, gild, choline, zloty, chlorella, 26 more
through Proto-West Germanic *gelu ‘yellow’
Today it means
noun Naples yellow, or massicot.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “giallolino”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, Proto-West Germanic *gelu, Old High German gelo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- / giallolino