Where does “primary planet” come from?
primary planet (English) comes from English planet, from Middle English planete, from Old French planete, from Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
primary planet (English): A planet; a natural satellite of a sun
Definitions
- A planet; a natural satellite of a sun
Ancestry of “primary planet”, step by step
primary planet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English planet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | planet | Each of the seven major bodies which move... |
| 2 | Middle English | planete | Each of the seven celestial bodies which move... |
| 3 | Old French | planete | planet |
| 4 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English primary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | primary | first or earliest in a group or series; main;... |
| 2 | Latin | prīmārius | One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities |
| 3 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 4 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |