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 גָּלִיל →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία →Every word from Latin Galilaea →