Its name is a translation of the Latin Via LOCATION@1 , in turn translated from the LOCATION@2 , referring to the pale band of light formed by stars in the galactic plane as seen from LOCATION@3 .

The name of the `` Milky Way '' comes from the Latin language , and it is a translation of Via LOCATION@1 . This name was taken from the MISC@1 word Galaxia -LRB- gala means `` milk '' -RRB- .
