Where does “galileu” come from?

galileu (Portuguese) comes from Italian Galileo, from Latin galilaeus, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαῖος, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

galileu (Portuguese): Galilean

Definitions

Galilean

Ancestry of “galileu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	Galileo	—
2	Latin	galilaeus	Galilean; Christian
3	Ancient Greek	Γαλιλαῖος	Galilean
4	Ancient Greek	Γαλιλαία	Galilee
5	Hebrew	גָּלִיל	—

Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →