Where does “dwergplaneet” come from?
dwergplaneet (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
dwergplaneet (Dutch): dwarf planet
Definitions
- dwarf planet
Ancestry of “dwergplaneet”, step by step
dwergplaneet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch planeet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | planeet | a planet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | planete | — |
| 3 | Old French | planete | planet |
| 4 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch dwerg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dwerg | dwarf |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dwerch | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dwerg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dwergaz | dwarf |
via English dwarf planet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dwarf planet | A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit |