Etymology of the French word galerie
the Old French word
galeriederived from the Medieval Latin word
galeriaderived from the North French word
galileederived from the Medieval Latin word
galilaeaderived from the Latin word
Galilaea (Galilee)
Date
The earliest known usage of galerie in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
galeriste,
forêt-galerieDerivations in other languages
English
galleryCognates
Dutch
galerij, English
gallery, German
Galerie, Italian
galleria, Lithuanian
galerija, Norwegian
galleri, Polish
galeria, Portuguese
galaria, Russian
гaлepeя, Swedish
galleriUsage
Word found in Old French