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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

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

Words derived from “galerij”

  • galerijflat
  • zuilengalerij
Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →