Etymology

circumplanetary

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Today it means: Surrounding a planet Full definition →

English planetary ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  3. Latincircus
  4. Latincircum
  5. Latincircum-
  6. Englishcircum-
  7. Englishplanet
  8. Englishplanetary
  9. English todaycircumplanetary

From circum- + planetary.

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