English
agalactous
Agalactous comes from Ancient Greek γάλα ‘milk’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγάλα‘milk’
- Englishtodayagalactous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγάλα‘milk’
- Englishtodayagalactous
Formed from a- + γάλα ‘milk’ + -ous
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gláktn̥ ‘milk’
through Ancient Greek γάλα ‘milk’
Today it means
adj Lacking milk to suckle with.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γάλα / agalactous