Where does “kunstgalleri” come from?
kunstgalleri (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål galleri, from French galerie, from Middle French gallerie, from Old French gallerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, from Latin galilea, from Latin Galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία.
kunstgalleri (Norwegian Bokmål): art gallery
Definitions
- art gallery
Ancestry of “kunstgalleri”, step by step
kunstgalleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål galleri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | galleri | gallery |
| 2 | French | galerie | gallery |
| 3 | Middle French | gallerie | a large room |
| 4 | Old French | gallerie | a long portico, a gallery |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | galeria | gallery |
| 6 | Latin | galilea | church porch |
| 7 | Latin | Galilaea | Galilee |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Γαλιλαία | Galilee |
| 9 | Hebrew | גָּלִיל | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål kunst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kunst | art; artificial, man-made; see also kunstig |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kunst | art, artistry |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kunst | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |