Where does “Galatēa” come from?

Galatēa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

Galatēa (Latin): Galatea

Definitions

  1. Galatea

Ancestry of “Galatēa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓαλάτειαname of several different mythological characters
2Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—

Words derived from “Galatēa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάλα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια →