Where does “Ga-li-lê” come from?

Ga-li-lê (Vietnamese) comes from French Galilée, from Italian Galileo, from Latin galilaeus, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαῖος, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία, from Hebrew גָּלִיל.

Ga-li-lê (Vietnamese): Galilei

Definitions

  1. Galilei

Ancestry of “Ga-li-lê”, step by step

Ga-li-lê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Galilée

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGaliléeGalileo
2ItalianGalileo—
3LatingalilaeusGalilean; Christian
4Ancient GreekΓαλιλαῖοςGalilean
5Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
6Hebrewגָּלִיל—

via English Galilei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGalilei—
Every word from Hebrew גָּלִיל →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαῖος →