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Where does “Galilee” come from?
Galilee (Middle French) comes from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.
Ancestry of “Galilee”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
galilaea
nominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
2
Ancient Greek
Γαλιλαία
Galilee
3
Hebrew
גָּלִיל
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Words derived from “Galilee”
Galilée
Ga-li-lê
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