Galvani
See also: galvani
English
Etymology
From Italian Galvani, from Galvano + -i (“forming surnames”), from galba (“larva, worm, fatty”), from Gaulish of uncertain meaning. Doublet of Galvano, Galvan, and Galvao.
Proper noun
Galvani
- A surname from Italian.
- Luigi Galvani first described galvanism in 1792.
Related terms
- galvanism, galvanic, galvano-
Italian
Etymology
From Galvano + -i.
Proper noun
Galvani m or f by sense
- a surname
- Luigi Galvani, Italian physician and anatomist
Anagrams
- invalga, lagnavi