Galactic
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mid 19th century: from Greek galaktias (variant of galaxias ‘galaxy’) + -ic.
wiktionary
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός(galaktikós, “milky”), from γάλα(gála, “milk”). Doublet of galactico.
etymonline
galactic (adj.)
1839, "of the Milky Way, of the bright band of stars around the night sky," from Late Latin galacticus, from galaxias (see galaxy). In modern scientific sense "pertaining to (our) galaxy," from 1849. From 1844 as "of or pertaining to milk."
