Etymology of the English word meteor
the English word
meteorderived from the Medieval Latin word
meteorum (meteor)
Date
The earliest known usage of meteor in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
electrometeor,
hydrometeor,
lithometeor,
meteorite,
meteoroidCognates
Dutch
meteoor, French
météore, German
Meteor, Norwegian
meteor, Swedish
meteorUsage
Word found in Modern English
