planet

Words with a similar base: major_planet, planet

'planet'

[planet.n.01] as in: (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

'planet'

[satellite.n.02] as in: a person who follows or serves another

'planet'

[planet.n.03] as in: any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

Origins

					planet (English)
└── planete (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── planeta (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        └── planeta (Latin)
            └── πλανήτης (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── πλανάω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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