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Where does “Saturn” come from?

Saturn derives from Latin Saturnus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ser-, a root meaning to sow or plant.

Ancestry of “Saturn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsætern—
2LatinSāturnus—
3Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄—

Words derived from “Saturn”

  • Saturnian
  • Saturnist
  • proto-Saturn
  • サターン
  • Séetin
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