Where does “biplanetary” come from?
biplanetary (English) comes from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
biplanetary (English): Involving two planets
Definitions
- Involving two planets
Ancestry of “biplanetary”, step by step
biplanetary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English planetary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | planetary | Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion... |
| 2 | English | planet | Each of the seven major bodies which move... |
| 3 | Middle English | planete | Each of the seven celestial bodies which move... |
| 4 | Old French | planete | planet |
| 5 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |