Where does “galilée” come from?

galilée (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

Ancestry of “galilée”, step by step

galilée traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin galilaea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
2Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
3Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
4Hebrewגָּלִיל—

via Medieval Latin Galilea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinGalilea—

Words derived from “galilée”

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