agalaxy

The story

1. New Latin · derived from-ia
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγαλαξ“giving no milk”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγαλαξία
4. New Latin · borrowed fromagalaxia
5. English todayagalaxy

From New Latin agalaxia, which is either from: * Ancient Greek ἀγαλαξία (agalaxía) (also ἀγαλακτία (agalaktía)), from ἀγάλακτος (agálaktos), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + γᾰ́λᾰ, γᾰ́λᾰκτος (gắlă, gắlăktos, “milk”); or * Ancient Greek ἀγαλαξ (agalax, “giving no milk”) + New Latin -ia, from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + -γαλαξ (-galax), from γᾰ́λᾰ, γᾰ́λᾰκτος (gắlă, gắlăktos, “milk”).