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Where does “galerie” come from?

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

Ancestry of “galerie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “galerie”

  • gallery
  • galleried
  • gallerylike
  • gallerygoer
  • galleryite
  • gallery-goer
  • ギャラリー
  • 갤러리
  • গ্যালারি
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