Reconstruction:Gaulish/aballo-

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
  • French: amélanche (“Amelanchier, serviceberry”)
• 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