Where does “Kleinplanet” come from?
Kleinplanet (German) comes from German planet, from Middle High German plānēte, 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.
Kleinplanet (German): minor planet
Definitions
- minor planet
Ancestry of “Kleinplanet”, step by step
Kleinplanet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German planet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | planet | second-person plural subjunctive I of planen |
| 2 | Middle High German | plānēte | planet |
| 3 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German klein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klein | small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale; little,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | klein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kleini | small, fine, slender; soft, clean; smart,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klainī | fine, small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klainiz | shining, fine, splendid; tender, precious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | g(e)lēi- | gleaming |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |