Where does “supergalaxie” come from?

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

supergalaxie (Romanian): supergalaxy

Definitions

  1. supergalaxy

Ancestry of “supergalaxie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangalaxiegalaxy
2Frenchgalaxiegalaxy
3Old Frenchgalaxie—
4Latingalaxiāsthe Galaxy, the Milky Way
5Ancient Greekγαλαξίαςthe Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish
6Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάλα →Every word from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας →