Where does “πλανήτης” come from?

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

πλανήτης (Ancient Greek): wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in...

Definitions

  1. wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in...

Ancestry of “πλανήτης”, step by step

πλανήτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πλανάω

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

via Russian плане́та

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплане́таplanet

Words derived from “πλανήτης

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-tiEvery word from Ancient Greek πλανάω