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[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Even more, the word "galaxy" is derived from the Greek root meaning "milk". So every galaxy is milky

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Galaxy way galaxy or milky milk?

[–] manucode@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But is every galaxy a way?

[–] PlasticExistence@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

And where were they going without ever knowing the way?

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

TIL!

galaxy (n.) late 14c., from French galaxie or directly from Late Latin galaxias "the Milky Way" as a feature in the night sky (in classical Latin via lactea or circulus lacteus), from Greek galaxias (adj.), in galaxias kyklos, literally "milky circle," from gala (genitive galaktos) "milk" (from PIE root *g(a)lag- "milk").