English
planetic
Planetic comes from Ancient Greek πλανητικός, from πλανάω ‘to wander’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat, broad’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-1‘flat, broad’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλανάω2‘to wander’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλανητικός2planētikós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplaneticus2
- Englishtodayplanetic2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πλανάω
- 2 Wiktionary, English planetic
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πλανάω‘flat, broad’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλανάωWiktionary, English planetic‘to wander’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλανητικόςWiktionary, English planeticplanētikós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplaneticusWiktionary, English planetic
- EnglishtodayplaneticWiktionary, English planetic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat, broad’
field, floor, explain, palm, plain, explanation, clan, archipelago, fluke, parma, explanatory, flounder, placenta, playa, lech, planar, polonium, placate, implacable, esplanade, veld, palatine, flay, pelagic, floe, plantar, purdah, llano, planta, 49 more
through Ancient Greek πλανάω ‘to wander’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to planets; planetary.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “planetic”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek πλανάω. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- / planetic