Where does “gallerist” come from?

gallerist (English) comes from English gallery, from Middle English galery, from Middle French gallerie, from Old French gallerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, from Latin galilea, from Latin Galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία.

gallerist (English): The owner or operator of an art gallery

Definitions

  1. The owner or operator of an art gallery

Ancestry of “gallerist”, step by step

gallerist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gallery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalleryAn institution, building, or room for the...
2Middle Englishgalery
3Middle Frenchgalleriea large room
4Old Frenchgalleriea long portico, a gallery
5Medieval Latingaleriagallery
6Latingalileachurch porch
7LatinGalilaeaGalilee
8Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
9Hebrewגָּלִיל

via French galeriste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgaleristegallerist
2Frenchgaleriegallery
3Late Latingaleria
4Late Latingalilaea
5Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
Every word from Hebrew גָּלִילEvery word from Ancient Greek ΓαλιλαίαEvery word from Latin Galilaea