Where does β€œsatellite” come from?

satellite (Middle French) comes from Latin satelles, from Etruscan πŒ”πŒ€πŒ•πŒπŒ€πŒ‹.

satellite (Middle French): a guard or watchman

Definitions

  1. a guard or watchman

Ancestry of β€œsatellite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsatellesattendant, guard, bodyguard; accomplice, follower
2EtruscanπŒ”πŒ€πŒ•πŒπŒ€πŒ‹β€”

Words derived from β€œsatellite”

Every word from Etruscan πŒ”πŒ€πŒ•πŒπŒ€πŒ‹ β†’Every word from Latin satelles β†’
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