Where does “Galilée” come from?

Galilée (French) comes from Italian Galileo, from Latin galilaeus, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαῖος, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

Galilée (French): Galileo

Definitions

  1. Galileo

Ancestry of “Galilée”, step by step

Galilée traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Galileo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianGalileo—
2LatingalilaeusGalilean; Christian
3Ancient GreekΓαλιλαῖοςGalilean
4Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
5Hebrewגָּלִיל—

via Middle French Galilee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchGalilee—
2Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...

Words derived from “Galilée”

Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαῖος →