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Where does “anti-satellite” come from?

anti-satellite (English) comes from English satellite, from Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles, from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋.

anti-satellite (English): designed to destroy satellites

Definitions

  1. designed to destroy satellites

Ancestry of “anti-satellite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsatelliteA moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger...
2Middle Frenchsatellitea guard or watchman
3Latinsatellesattendant, guard, bodyguard; accomplice, follower
4Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋—
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