The word 'galore' originally came from Gaelic as 'go leor'

'Galore' is a word borrowed from Gaelic 'go leor'. The word entered the English language some time around 1628.

galore [adjective] [1628]

• abundant
• used postpositively

See 'galore' on the Loan Words Map

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Etymology: Irish 'go leor' enough

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