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