Everyday LifeGreek → English
Planet
/ˈplænɪt/
A large body orbiting a star.
The Greek roots
πλανήτης
planḗtēs
wanderer
Literally: “wandering star”
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The story of the word
Ancient observers noticed a handful of 'stars' that wandered against the fixed background of the night — the planḗtai, the wanderers.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
From here you can see a bright planet near the moon.