Where does “Galium” come from?
Galium (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek γάλιον, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.
Ancestry of “Galium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | γάλιον | bedstraw |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γάλα | milk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | glakt- | — |