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Where does “subsatellite” come from?

subsatellite (English) comes from English satellite, from Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles, from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋.

subsatellite (English): A component of a satellite that is released once...

Definitions

  1. A component of a satellite that is released once...

Ancestry of “subsatellite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsatelliteA moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger...
2Middle Frenchsatellitea guard or watchman
3Latinsatellesattendant, guard, bodyguard; accomplice, follower
4Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋—
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