Where does “galerie” come from?

galerie (Middle French) comes from Old French galerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, from Latin galilea, from Latin Galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

Ancestry of “galerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgalerie—
2Medieval Latingaleriagallery
3Latingalileachurch porch
4LatinGalilaeaGalilee
5Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
6Hebrewגָּלִיל—

Words derived from “galerie”

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