Where does “Milky Way Galaxy” come from?
Milky Way Galaxy (English) comes from English galaxy, from Middle English galaxye, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxiās, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.
Milky Way Galaxy (English): The galaxy in which Earth and the rest of the Solar System is located
Definitions
- The galaxy in which Earth and the rest of the Solar System is located
Ancestry of “Milky Way Galaxy”, step by step
Milky Way Galaxy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English galaxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | galaxy | The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated... |
| 2 | Middle English | galaxye | — |
| 3 | Old French | galaxie | — |
| 4 | Latin | galaxiās | the Galaxy, the Milky Way |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γαλαξίας | the Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γάλα | milk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glakt- | — |
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 |