Where does “Polygalaceae” come from?

Polygalaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Polygala, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

Polygalaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Polygalaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPolygalagenus name
2Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—

Words derived from “Polygalaceae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάλα →Every word from Translingual Polygala →