Latin space words

1. What are Latin terms for space?
2. What is the Latin name for planet?
3. What are Latin terms for stars?
4. What are Latin words for cosmology?
5. What was Moon called in Latin?
6. What is galactic in Latin?
7. What is Greek for planet?
8. What is Earth called in Roman?
9. What is universe in Latin?
10. What is the Latin word for cloud?
11. What is supernova in Latin?
12. What is the Greek root for space?
13. What is the Latin word for Stardust?
14. What is Vortex in Latin?
15. What is the Latin word for Horizon?
16. What is Greek for planet?
17. Is there a God of space in Greek?
18. What is astronaut in Latin?

What are Latin terms for space?

The word space comes from the Latin spatium, which means a room or space.

What is the Latin name for planet?

Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess. An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet.

What are Latin terms for stars?

The Latin word for star is stella, and this word is even more common in the botanical names of flowers.

What are Latin words for cosmology?

From Medieval Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”).

What was Moon called in Latin?

Lunar comes from the Latin word luna, meaning moon. The Roman goddess of the moon is called Luna (Selene in Greek mythology).

What is galactic in Latin?

galactic (adj.)

1839, "of the Milky Way, of the bright band of stars around the night sky," from Late Latin galacticus, from galaxias (see galaxy). In modern scientific sense "pertaining to (our) galaxy," from 1849.

What is Greek for planet?

For this reason they were called wandering stars. Our word "planet" comes from the Greek word planetes, meaning "wanderer."

What is Earth called in Roman?

In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, Tellus was the name of the original earth goddess in the religious practices of the Republic or earlier.

What is universe in Latin?

Etymology. From Latin universum (“universe”), from adjective universus (“entire”), from uni- +‎ versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”).

What is the Latin word for cloud?

Nimbus: The Latin word, nimbus, means 'rainstorm' or 'cloud'.

What is supernova in Latin?

The term supernova is derived from nova (Latin: “new”), the name for another type of exploding star. Supernovae resemble novae in several respects. Both are characterized by a tremendous, rapid brightening lasting for a few weeks, followed by a slow dimming.

What is the Greek root for space?

Aerospace, Astronomy-astro-, or -aster-, comes from Greek, where it has the meanings "star; heavenly body; outer space. '' These meanings are found in such words as: aster, asterisk, asteroid, astrology, astronomy, astronaut, astronautics, disaster.

What is the Latin word for Stardust?

Astropulvis is Latin for “stardust” and given as a tribute to Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust.

What is Vortex in Latin?

[Latin vortex, vortic-, variant of vertex, from vertere, to turn; see wer-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

What is the Latin word for Horizon?

Borrowed from Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).

What is Greek for planet?

For this reason they were called wandering stars. Our word "planet" comes from the Greek word planetes, meaning "wanderer."

Is there a God of space in Greek?

Within Greek mythology, Uranus was the primordial sky god, who was ultimately succeeded by Zeus, who ruled the celestial realm atop Mount Olympus. In contrast to the celestial Olympians was the chthonic deity Hades, who ruled the underworld, and Poseidon, who ruled the sea.

What is astronaut in Latin?

astronauta, astronautae [m.]