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English word galaxy comes from Latin lac, Ancient Greek (to 1453) γάλα, and later Welsh llaeth (Milk. Milk-like substance, latex. Milt, soft roe.)
lac (Latin)
(poetic) milk-white color. For something sweet, pleasant. Milk. Milky juice.
γάλα (Ancient Greek)
*laïθ (Proto-Brythonic)
γαλαξίας (Ancient Greek)
llaeth (Welsh)
Milk. Milk-like substance, latex. Milt, soft roe.
galaxias (Latin)
(astronomy) the Galaxy, the Milky Way. Milk-stone.
galaxie (Old French)
galaxy (English)
(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]. (now, _, rare) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. [from 14th c.].