Where does “Neptune” come from?
Neptune derives from Latin Neptunus, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, meaning cloud or mist, with the agent suffix -os.
Neptune (English): eighth planet in the solar system
Definitions
- eighth planet in the solar system
Ancestry of “Neptune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Neptune | — |
| 2 | Latin | Neptūnus | Neptune god of the sea |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | neptūnos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nébʰos | cloud; mist, moisture |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “Neptune”