Where does “galilé” come from?

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

galilé (Portuguese): galilee

Definitions

  1. galilee

Ancestry of “galilé”, step by step

galilé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French galilée

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgalilée—
2Medieval Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
3Latingalilaeanominative feminine singular of galīlaeus;...
4Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
5Hebrewגָּלִיל—

via Latin galilaeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingalilaeusGalilean; Christian
2Ancient GreekΓαλιλαῖοςGalilean
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία →Every word from Latin galilaea →