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Where does “galactique” come from?

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

galactique (French): galactic; galactical

Definitions

  1. galactic; galactical

Ancestry of “galactique”, step by step

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

Words derived from “galactique”

  • extragalactique
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