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Where does “satellite” come from?

satellite (Middle French) comes from Latin satelles, from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋.

satellite (Middle French): a guard or watchman

Definitions

  1. a guard or watchman

Ancestry of “satellite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsatellesattendant, guard, bodyguard; accomplice, follower
2Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋—

Words derived from “satellite”

  • sat
  • satellite
  • microsatellite
  • minisatellite
  • antisatellite
  • satphone
  • intersatellite
  • subsatellite
  • nanosatellite
  • satellitosis
  • sattest
  • CubeSat
  • biosatellite
  • intrasatellite
  • myosatellite
  • macrosatellite
  • protosatellite
  • quasi-satellite
  • picosatellite
  • hypersatellite
  • anti-satellite
  • satelloid
  • telesatellite
  • quasisatellite
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