Where does “Galileia” come from?

Galileia (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Galilea, from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

Ancestry of “Galileia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseGalilea—
2Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
3Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
4Hebrewגָּלִיל—
Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία →Every word from Latin galilaea →