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Where does “planétaire” come from?

planétaire (French) comes from French planète, from Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

planétaire (French): planetary; orrery; epicyclic gear, planetary gear

Definitions

  1. planetary; orrery; epicyclic gear, planetary gear

Ancestry of “planétaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplanèteplanet
2Latinplanēta—
3Ancient Greekπλανήτηςwanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in...
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “planétaire”

  • protoplanétaire
  • interplanétaire
  • extraplanétaire
  • planetar
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