galacto-

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”) === Prefix === galacto- Used to form medical terms and taxonomic names; milk-related. Synonym: lacto- ==== Derived terms ==== == English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”). === Prefix === galacto- Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose Used to form astronomical terms related to galaxies ‎galacto- + ‎-centric → ‎galactocentric ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === catalog == Portuguese == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”). === Prefix === galacto- galacto- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “galacto-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026