Where does “galilea” come from?

galilea (Catalan) comes from Late Latin galilaea, from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

galilea (Catalan): galilee

Definitions

  1. galilee

Ancestry of “galilea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingalilaea—
2Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
3Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
4Hebrewגָּלִיל—
Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία →Every word from Latin galilaea →