Where does “circumgalactic” come from?
circumgalactic (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.
circumgalactic (English): Surrounding a galaxy
Ancestry of “circumgalactic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | galactic | Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of... |
| 2 | French | galactique | galactic; galactical |
| 3 | Latin | galacticus | milky |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γαλακτικός | milky; milky" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |