Where does “exoplaneet” come from?
exoplaneet (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.
exoplaneet (Dutch): exoplanet
Ancestry of “exoplaneet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | planeet | a planet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | planete | — |
| 3 | Old French | planete | planet |
| 4 | Latin | planēta | — |
| 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 |