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781 Etymology dictionary, p. exaltation (n.).2
… a planet in the zodiac where it exerts its greatest influence," from Old French exaltacion "enhancement, elevation," and directly from Late Latin exaltationem …
782 Etymology dictionary, p. Friday (n.).2
… (the planet) Venus," which itself translated Greek Aphrodites hēmera .
783 Etymology dictionary, p. Gaia (n.).2
… a planet."
784 Etymology dictionary, p. globe (n.).3
… "the planet earth," also "map of the earth or sky drawn on the surface of an artificial sphere" are attested from 1550s. Meaning "globe-shaped glass vessel" is from …
785 Etymology dictionary, p. heavenly (adj.).2
… (stars, planets, etc.) attested from late 14c. Related: Heavenliness .
786 Etymology dictionary, p. horoscope (n.).2
… of planets, on any given day, used by astrologers," mid-16c., from French horoscope, from Latin horoscopum / horoscopus, from Greek hōroskopos "nativity, horoscope …
787 Etymology dictionary, p. hour (n.).3
… the planets were held to rule over the unequal hours. As late as 16c. distinction sometimes was made in English between temporary (unequal) hours and sidereal …
788 Etymology dictionary, p. inclination (n.).2
… of planets at one's birth," from Old French inclination (14c.) and directly from Latin inclinationem (nominative inclinatio ) "a leaning, bending," figuratively …
789 Etymology dictionary, p. inerrant (adj.).2
… "wandering" planets), from Latin inerrantem (nominative inerrans ) "not wandering, fixed (of stars)," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + errans, present participle of …
790 Etymology dictionary, p. influenza (n.).3
… be planet-struck, afflicted as if by an evil star."
791 Etymology dictionary, p. infortunate (adj.).2
… of planets. The word lies beneath the "obsolete" headstone in OED. Related: infortune (n.); infortunacy .
792 Etymology dictionary, p. interplanetary (adj.).2
… between planets," from inter- "between" + planet + -ary. In reference to travel between planets, attested from 1897. Boyle and Locke both used intermundane in the …
793 Etymology dictionary, p. intramercurial (adj.).2
… the planet Mercury," 1859, especially in reference to a supposed planet orbiting there (sought in vain in the eclipse of 1860), from intra- "within, inside" + Mercury …
794 Etymology dictionary, p. Jove.2
… the planet Jupiter, late 14c., from Latin Iovis, from PIE root *dyeu- "to shine," in derivatives "sky, heaven, god" (compare Zeus ). In classical Latin, the compound Iuppiter …
795 Etymology dictionary, p. jovial (adj.).2
… the planet Jupiter," from French jovial (16c.), from Italian joviale, literally "pertaining to Jupiter," and directly from Late Latin Iovialis "of Jupiter," from …
796 Etymology dictionary, p. Jovian (adj.).2
1520s, "of Jove," from Late Latin Iovianus, from Latin Iovis (see Jove ) + -ian. Meaning "of the planet Jupiter" is recorded from 1794. Classical Latin Iovianus was a masculine proper name.
797 Etymology dictionary, p. Jovicentric (adj.).2
"with (the planet) Jupiter at the center," 1826; see Jove + -centric .
798 Etymology dictionary, p. Jupiter (n.).3
… superior planets from late 13c. in English, from Latin ( Iovis stella ). The Latin word also meant "heaven, sky, air," hence sub Iove "in the open air." As god of the sky he …
799 Etymology dictionary, p. magnetosphere (n.).2
coined 1959, from magneto- + sphere. So called because it is the region around the earth (and some other planets) in which the magnetic field of the planet plays a dominant role in the motion of particles.
800 Etymology dictionary, p. Mars.2
… -orange planet in the heavens; late 14c. as the name of the Roman god of war, from Latin Mars (stem *Mawort- ), the Roman god of war (identified with Greek Ares ), a name of …