Where does “interplanetarily” come from?
interplanetarily (English) comes from English interplanetary, from English planetary, from English planet, from Middle English planete, from Old French planete, from Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής — passed , crossed.
interplanetarily (English): In an interplanetary manner
Definitions
- In an interplanetary manner
Ancestry of “interplanetarily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interplanetary | Existing or occurring between planets |
| 2 | English | planetary | Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion... |
| 3 | English | planet | Each of the seven major bodies which move... |
| 4 | Middle English | planete | Each of the seven celestial bodies which move... |
| 5 | Old French | planete | planet |
| 6 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |