Where does “galaxia” come from?
galaxia (Interlingua) comes from English galaxy, from Middle English galaxye, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxiās, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.
galaxia (Interlingua): galaxy
Definitions
- galaxy
Ancestry of “galaxia”, step by step
galaxia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English galaxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | galaxy | The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated... |
| 2 | Middle English | galaxye | — |
| 3 | Old French | galaxie | — |
| 4 | Latin | galaxiās | the Galaxy, the Milky Way |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γαλαξίας | the Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γάλα | milk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glakt- | — |
via Russian гала́ктика
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гала́ктика | galaxy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γαλακτικός | milky; milky" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via French galaxie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | galaxie | galaxy |