Where does “galerijflat” come from?
galerijflat (Dutch) comes from Dutch galerij, 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.
galerijflat (Dutch): A tower block with exits on an open hallway or...
Definitions
- A tower block with exits on an open hallway or...
Ancestry of “galerijflat”, step by step
galerijflat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch galerij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | galerij | covered walkway around a building, a gallery |
| 2 | French | galerie | gallery |
| 3 | Middle French | gallerie | a large room |
| 4 | Old French | gallerie | a long portico, a gallery |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | galeria | gallery |
| 6 | Latin | galilea | church porch |
| 7 | Latin | Galilaea | Galilee |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Γαλιλαία | Galilee |
| 9 | Hebrew | גָּלִיל | — |
via Dutch flat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | flat | flat, apartment; tower block |
| 2 | English | flat | Having no variations in height; Without... |
| 3 | Scots | flet | inner part of a house |
| 4 | Middle English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 5 | Old English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flatją | a level surface; level ground; the floor of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |