Where does “périgée” come from?

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

périgée (French): perigee

Definitions

  1. perigee

Ancestry of “périgée”, step by step

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

Words derived from “périgée”

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