Yes the word planet was originally called wanderer in the Greek language.
The word comes from ancient Greek planetes, meaning wanderer.
The word is jovian.
The position of the planets are, in order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres [dwarf planet], Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto [dwarf planet], Haumea [dwarf planet], Makemake [dwarf planet] and Eris [dwarf planet].
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Yes, it is a strange word: Jovian.
The word "planet" originated from the ancient Greek word "planetes," which means "wanderer."
The word "planet" comes from the Greek word "planētēs," which means wanderer. In ancient times, planets were considered to be wandering stars because of their apparent movement across the night sky.
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greek word for WANDERER is planetoi. NO WANDERING SO FAR
Planetace, which is Greek for "wanderer"
Yes. Planet < πλανήτης (αστήρ) = wanderer (star)
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Planets are in a slightly different position each night with respect to the stars. The word planet is derived from a word meaning wanderer.
the planets, the word planet comes from the latin word wanderer
The translation of "planet" is "wanderer". Unlike most stars, the planets appeared to drift around the sky relative to the other stars. They also occasionally (apparent retrograde motion) seemed to "double back" briefly before moving on again. Hence, "wanderers". For the sake of clarity: the actual ancient Greek phrase from which the English word "Planet" comes was "aster planetes", which means "wandering star." The modern Greek translation of English "planet" is "planetes".
The Greek word planetoi means wanderer. This is why the planets in our solar system are called planets - they appear to wander about the sky relative to the fixed stars.
The word comes from ancient Greek planetes, meaning wanderer.