Where does “sat” come from?

Satellite comes from Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles meaning attendant or guard, possibly from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋.

sat (English): Seated; sitting; simple past tense and past...

Definitions

  1. Seated; sitting; simple past tense and past...

Ancestry of “sat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsatelliteA moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger...
2Middle Frenchsatellitea guard or watchman
3Latinsatellesattendant, guard, bodyguard; accomplice, follower
4Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋—
Every word from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋 →Every word from Latin satelles →Every word from Middle French satellite →