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