Where does “galactites” come from?

galactites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek γαλακτίτης, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

galactites (Latin): A kind of milk-white colored precious stone

Definitions

  1. A kind of milk-white colored precious stone

Ancestry of “galactites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαλακτίτης—
2Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάλα →Every word from Ancient Greek γαλακτίτης →