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Planet

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a large celestial body that orbits a star, such as the sun
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Stage 1 of 2
planetes
Greek · ancient
"a wanderer"
literally a wanderer, describing the stars that appeared to move against the fixed backdrop of the sky
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Stage 2 of 2
planet
English · 1200s
"a large celestial body orbiting a star"
settled as the English word for a large body orbiting the sun
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