Where does “kunstgalleri” come from?
kunstgalleri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): art gallery
Definitions
- art gallery
Ancestry of “kunstgalleri”, step by step
kunstgalleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk galleri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 Nynorsk kunst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |