perigalactic etymology

English word perigalactic comes from English galactic, English peri- (Around or surrounding:. Near:.)

Detailed word origin of perigalactic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
galactic English (eng) (astronomy, specifically) Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.. (figuratively) Enormous (in size or impact).. (medicine) Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.. Relating to a galaxy.
peri- English (eng) Around or surrounding:. Near:.
perigalactic English (eng) Of or pertaining to an perigalacticon.

Words with the same origin as perigalactic

Descendants of galactic
galactographic galactography
Descendants of peri-
endoperitrophic perianth peribacteroid pericapsidic pericapsular pericardial pericardiocentesis perichondral pericyte peridural perihydro perilimbal perimortem perimuscular perineural perinodal periparturient periprosthetic periscope perisplenic perithreshold perithymic periventricular περικοπή