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Where does “πλανής” come from?

πλανής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

πλανής (Ancient Greek): wanderer, roamer, vagabond; planet; fever which...

Definitions

  1. wanderer, roamer, vagabond; planet; fever which...

Ancestry of “πλανής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—

Words derived from “πλανής”

  • planet
  • planetary
  • interplanetary
  • planetarium
  • planetesimal
  • planetoid
  • protoplanetary
  • exoplanet
  • planetwide
  • exoplanetary
  • planetside
  • planetaria
  • protoplanet
  • planetology
  • planetfall
  • transplanetary
  • extraplanetary
  • planetocentric
  • planetlike
  • planetologist
  • planetward
  • circumplanetary
  • planeted
  • planetarily
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