Where does “reuseplaneet” come from?
reuseplaneet (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch reuzenplaneet, from Dutch planeet, from Middle Dutch planete, from Old French planete, from Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
reuseplaneet (Afrikaans): giant planet
Definitions
- giant planet
Ancestry of “reuseplaneet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | reuzenplaneet | giant planet |
| 2 | Dutch | planeet | a planet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | planete | — |
| 4 | Old French | planete | planet |
| 5 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |