Where does “galei” come from?
galei (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse galeið, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-, from Ancient Greek γλία, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
galei (Norwegian Nynorsk): a galley
Ancestry of “galei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | galeið | — |
| 2 | Old French | galee | — |
| 3 | Latin | galea | a helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γαλέη | name given to various animals of the Mustelidae... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | glī- | mous |
| 6 | English | glio- | Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλία | glue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |