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Where does “γαλακτικός” come from?

γαλακτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

γαλακτικός (Ancient Greek): milky; milky"

Definitions

  1. milky; milky"

Ancestry of “γαλακτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “γαλακτικός”

  • galactic
  • intergalactic
  • extragalactic
  • protogalactic
  • transgalactic
  • galactically
  • intragalactic
  • supergalactic
  • metagalactic
  • pregalactic
  • apogalactic
  • intergalactically
  • galactico
  • perigalactic
  • subgalactic
  • pangalactic
  • nongalactic
  • multigalactic
  • circumgalactic
  • antigalactic
  • non-galactic
  • galactic habitable zone
  • galacticus
  • galáctico
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