Where does “protoplanetary” come from?
protoplanetary (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
protoplanetary (English): Of or pertaining to a protoplanet
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a protoplanet
Ancestry of “protoplanetary”, step by step
protoplanetary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English protoplanetary nebula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protoplanetary nebula | A stage in stellar evolution when a star starts to shed its outer layers before coming a true planetary nebula |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | νοτάριος | — |
| 6 | Latin | notarius | notary; clerk, secretary; writer of shorthand;... |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |