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Where does “kisbolygó” come from?

kisbolygó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bolygó, 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.

kisbolygó (Hungarian): asteroid

Definitions

  1. asteroid

Ancestry of “kisbolygó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbolygówandering, roaming, roving; planet
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 “kisbolygó”

  • kisbolygóöv
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