πλανήτης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

πλανάω (planáō, to wander) +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agent noun suffix)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλᾰνήτης (planḗtēsm (genitive πλᾰνήτου); first declension

  1. wanderer, vagabond
  2. (astronomy) planet
  3. (medicine) a fever that comes in irregular fits

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Descendants

From an ellipsis of πλᾰνήτης ᾰ̓στήρ (planḗtēs astḗr, wandering star)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Noun

πλανήτης (planítism (plural πλανήτες)

  1. (astronomy) planet

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