golpella

/ɡolˈpeʎa/ · noun

Meaning

red fox

Etymology / origin

From Vulgar Latin *vulpicla, from Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).

*h₂wl(o)p-(ine-pro)→
*wolpi(itc-pro)→
vulpēcula(la)→
golpella (Old Galician-Portuguese)
Relations: inh, inh, der

Related words

vulpēcula(la)*wolpi(itc-pro)*h₂wl(o)p-(ine-pro)golpella(Galician)golpelha(Portuguese)

Descendant words

golpella(Galician) (inh)
golpelha(Portuguese) (inh)
golpelha(Portuguese) (inh)

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