Where does “galaxie” come from?

galaxie (Old French) comes from Latin galaxiās, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

Ancestry of “galaxie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingalaxiāsthe Galaxy, the Milky Way
2Ancient Greekγαλαξίαςthe Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish
3Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-

Words derived from “galaxie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt-Every word from Ancient Greek γάλαEvery word from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας