galileu

From Old Galician-Portuguese galileu, from Latin galīlaeus.

• Homophone: Galileu

galileu (feminine galileia, masculine plural galileus, feminine plural galileias)

1. Galilean (of or relating to Galilee)

galileu m (plural galileus, feminine galileia, feminine plural galileias)

1. Galilean (person from Galilee)
2. (historical) Galilean (zealous follower of Judas of Galilee)

• Galileia

• garuleu, galureu

Of unknown origin. Possibly belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate.

Pittau (2013) compares it with a hypothetical Etruscan *𐌙𐌀𐌓𐌖𐌋𐌄 (*χarule) which is first attested in c. 40, but in common usage only as of the 90C.E. by Dioscorides in Greek orthography as γαρουλέου (garouléou, “crown daisy”).[1] He also suggests a connection with Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green, yellowish”).

Maybe related to Sardinian chirielle, ghirielle (“wild chrysanthemum”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡaliˈleu/

galiléu m

1. (botany) pollen
2. royal jelly

• “galileu” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it