galoshe
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A clog or patten.
- Hence, an overshoe worn in wet weather.
- A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English galoche derived from Old French galoche (shoe with a wooden sole) derived from Latin gallica, calopedia.
Origin
Latin
calopedia
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- galosh English
- *galopium Latin
- calopedia Latin
- gallica Latin
- gallicula Latin
- aggarbare Italian
- garbare Italian
- garbato Italian
- garbo Italian
- malgarbo Italian
- galbe French
- garbo Spanish, Castilian
- κᾶλον Ancient Greek
- πούς Ancient Greek
- galoche Middle English
- galoche Old French
- galocha Galician
- garwi Old High German
- galocha Old Occitan