The story
- Medieval Greekγάλεα (gálea)
- Latingalea
- Old Frenchgalee
- Middle Englishgaleie
- English todaygalley
From Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Medieval Greek γάλεα (gálea) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.