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Where does “galaktisch” come from?

galaktisch (German) comes from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

galaktisch (German): galactic

Definitions

  1. galactic

Ancestry of “galaktisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαλαξίαςthe Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish
2Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—

Words derived from “galaktisch”

  • extragalaktisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →