Where does “Galilee” come from?

Galilee (Middle English) comes from Old French galilée, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

Ancestry of “Galilee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgalilée—
2Medieval Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
3Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
4Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
5Hebrewגָּלִיל—

Words derived from “Galilee”

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