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Where does “galería” come from?

galería (Spanish) comes from Latin galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

galería (Spanish): gallery; passage

Definitions

  1. gallery; passage

Ancestry of “galería”, step by step

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

Words derived from “galería”

  • galerista
Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →