Etymograph

English

Markarian galaxy

From Markarian (Armenian surname) + galaxy.

Formed from Markarian + galaxy

Middle Armenian Մարգար

Armenian Մարգար

Armenian Մարգարյան

English Markarian

Ancient Greek γᾰ́λᾰ ‘milk’

Ancient Greek γαλαξίας ‘Milky Way’

Latin galaxias

Old French galaxie

Middle English galaxye

English galaxy

The story

Named after Benjamin Markarian, an Armenian astrophysicist who discovered this class of galaxies.

Today it means

noun Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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