Where does “Milkomeda” come from?
Milkomeda (English) comes from English Milky Way, from Middle English Milky Wey, from Latin Via Lactea, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Milkomeda (English): The galaxy that would result from the predicted Andromeda–Milky Way collision
Definitions
- The galaxy that would result from the predicted Andromeda–Milky Way collision
Ancestry of “Milkomeda”, step by step
Milkomeda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Milky Way
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Milky Way | The Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located |
| 2 | Middle English | Milky Wey | — |
| 3 | Latin | Via Lactea | the Milky Way |
| 4 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via English Andromeda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Andromeda | The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus by Perseus, who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia |
| 2 | Latin | Andromeda | Andromeda a daughter of Ethiopian king Cepheus and Cassiopeia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀνδρομέδα | ruler of men |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέδω | to protect, rule over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |