galacto-

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, milk, milky sap, the Milky Way)

Prefix

galacto-

  1. Used to form medical terms and taxonomic names; milk-related.
    Synonym: lacto-

Derived terms

    Category Translingual terms prefixed with galacto- not found

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, milk, milky sap, the Milky Way).

Prefix

galacto-

  1. Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose
  2. Used to form astronomical terms related to galaxies
    galacto- + ‎-centric → ‎galactocentric

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Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, milk, milky sap, the Milky Way).

Prefix

galacto-

  1. galacto-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with galacto-