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Where does “apogalactic” come from?

apogalactic (English) comes from English galactic, from French galactique, from Latin galacticus, from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

apogalactic (English): Of or pertaining to an apogalacticon

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an apogalacticon

Ancestry of “apogalactic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalacticOf or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of...
2Frenchgalactiquegalactic; galactical
3Latingalacticusmilky
4Ancient Greekγαλακτικόςmilky; milky"
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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