etymology - Which Language does the word Galore come from?



I would think that it comes from "glorious". So galore is suggesting that one is surrounded by gloriousness, or is experiencing lots of gloriousness.


Is this correct? I ask because I suggested it today and was told "it can't be".


I suppose what I'm really asking is whether or not "galore" has anything to do with "glorious".




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