planetoïde

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Etymology

Presumably from either English planetoid or the cognates planétoide in French or Planetoid in German, all from Late Latin planeta, from Latin ( planetai) "wandering ", from (planasthai) "to wander", of unknown origin

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Noun

planetoïde f (plural planetoïden, diminutive planetoïdetje n)

  1. (astronomy) asteroid

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