Where does “exoplianète” come from?
exoplianète (Norman) comes from Norman plianète, 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.
exoplianète (Norman): exoplanet
Ancestry of “exoplianète”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | plianète | planet |
| 2 | Latin | planēta | — |
| 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 |