Where does “planet” come from?
planet (German) comes 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.
planet (German): second-person plural subjunctive I of planen
Definitions
- second-person plural subjunctive I of planen
Ancestry of “planet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | plānēte | planet |
| 2 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |