Where does “межгалактический” come from?
межгалактический (Russian) comes from Russian меж, from Old East Slavic межу, from Proto-Slavic meďu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
межгалактический (Russian): intergalactic
Definitions
- intergalactic
Ancestry of “межгалактический”, step by step
межгалактический traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian меж
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | меж | between, among; genitive plural of межа́ |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | межу | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | meďu | between, among |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Russian галакти́ческий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | галакти́ческий | galactic |
| 2 | Russian | гала́ктика | galaxy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γαλακτικός | milky; milky" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |