Where does “perigee” come from?

perigee (English) comes from French périgée, from Latin perigaeum, from Ancient Greek γῆ, from Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ — the Earth; land, earth.

perigee (English): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is...

Definitions

  1. The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is...

Ancestry of “perigee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpérigéeperigee
2Latinperigaeum—
3Ancient Greekγῆland, earth; country; soil
4Ancient Greekγαῖᾰthe Earth; land, earth

Words derived from “perigee”

Every word from Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek γῆ →Every word from Latin perigaeum →