Where does “perigeu” come from?

perigeu (Romanian) comes from French périgée, from Latin perigaeum, from Ancient Greek γῆ, from Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ — the Earth; land, earth.

perigeu (Romanian): perigee

Definitions

  1. perigee

Ancestry of “perigeu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpérigéeperigee
2Latinperigaeum—
3Ancient Greekγῆland, earth; country; soil
4Ancient Greekγαῖᾰthe Earth; land, earth
Every word from Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek γῆ →Every word from Latin perigaeum →