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Where does “γαλέα” come from?

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

γαλέα (Byzantine Greek): galley

Definitions

  1. galley

Ancestry of “γαλέα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαλέηname given to various animals of the Mustelidae...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
3Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
4Ancient Greekγλίαglue
5Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “γαλέα”

  • 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- →