Where does “갤러리” come from?

갤러리 (Korean) 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.

갤러리 (Korean): art gallery

Definitions

  1. art gallery

Ancestry of “갤러리”, step by step

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