myEtymology.com: English etymology of planetoid

Etymology of the English word planetoid

the English word planetoid

using the English suffix -oid

derived from the Latin suffix -oides

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

derived from the Greek suffix -oeides, -οειδής

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

derived from the English word planet

derived from the Old French word planete

derived from the Latin word planeta (planet)

derived from the Greek word planetes, πλανήτης (a rover ('planet'); an erratic teacher)

derived from the Greek word planes

derived from the Greek word planasthai

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-

derived from the Greek word planao, πλανάω (to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue))

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