Where does “galleria” come from?

galleria (Italian) comes from Late Latin galeria, from Late Latin galilaea, from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

galleria (Italian): tunnel; gallery, arcade; balcony, circle

Definitions

  1. tunnel; gallery, arcade; balcony, circle

Ancestry of “galleria”, step by step

galleria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin galeria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingaleria—
2Late Latingalilaea—
3Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
4Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
5Hebrewגָּלִיל—

via Medieval Latin galeria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latingaleriagallery
2Latingalileachurch porch
3LatinGalilaeaGalilee

Words derived from “galleria”

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