Where does “galerie” come from?

galerie (French) comes 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.

galerie (French): gallery

Definitions

  1. gallery

Ancestry of “galerie”, step by step

galerie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French gallerie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgalleriea large room
2Old Frenchgalleriea long portico, a gallery
3Medieval Latingaleriagallery
4Latingalileachurch porch
5LatinGalilaeaGalilee
6Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
7Hebrewגָּלִיל—

via Late Latin galeria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingaleria—
2Late Latingalilaea—
3Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...

Words derived from “galerie”

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