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Where does “galeria” come from?

galeria (Portuguese) comes from Italian galleria, from Late Latin galeria, from Late Latin galilaea, from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

galeria (Portuguese): gallery , balcony; culvert

Definitions

  1. gallery , balcony; culvert

Ancestry of “galeria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangalleriatunnel; gallery, arcade; balcony, circle
2Late Latingaleria—
3Late Latingalilaea—
4Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
5Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
6Hebrewגָּלִיל—
Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →