Where does “Galilee” come from?

Galilee (English) comes from Middle English Galilee, from Old French galilée, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

Galilee (English): The Sea of Galilee

Definitions

  1. The Sea of Galilee

Ancestry of “Galilee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishGalilee—
2Old Frenchgalilée—
3Medieval Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
4Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
5Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
6Hebrewגָּלִיל—

Words derived from “Galilee”

Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία →Every word from Latin galilaea →