Where does “galatea” come from?
galatea (English) comes from Latin Galatēa, from Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.
Ancestry of “galatea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Galatēa | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γαλάτεια | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γάλα | milk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | glakt- | — |