Where does “galerij” come from?

galerij (Dutch) comes from French galerie, from Middle French gallerie, from Old French gallerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, from Latin galilea, from Latin Galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

galerij (Dutch): covered walkway around a building, a gallery

Definitions

  1. covered walkway around a building, a gallery

Ancestry of “galerij”, step by step

galerij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French galerie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgaleriegallery
2Middle Frenchgalleriea large room
3Old Frenchgalleriea long portico, a gallery
4Medieval Latingaleriagallery
5Latingalileachurch porch
6LatinGalilaeaGalilee
7Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
8Hebrewגָּלִיל

via Middle French galerie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgalerie
2Old Frenchgalerie

Words derived from “galerij

Every word from Hebrew גָּלִילEvery word from Ancient Greek ΓαλιλαίαEvery word from Latin Galilaea
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