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Where does “γαλέη” come from?

γαλέη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-, from Ancient Greek γλία, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

γαλέη (Ancient Greek): name given to various animals of the Mustelidae...

Definitions

  1. name given to various animals of the Mustelidae...

Ancestry of “γαλέη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
2Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
3Ancient Greekγλίαglue
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “γαλέη”

  • galley
  • galea
  • gally
  • galeaspid
  • galeiform
  • galiongee
  • galerum
  • galerus
  • galea
  • galeón
  • galea
  • galera
  • galeone
  • galera
  • galea
  • galero
  • galeotto
  • Galeere
  • galé
  • galeirão
  • galera
  • galera
  • galeon
  • galei
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →