Etymograph

English

Saturn

Saturn comes from Latin Sāturnus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESāturnus
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150Sætern
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1693Saturn

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESāturnus
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150Sætern
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1693Saturn

Earliest quotation: 1693, Richard Blome, The Art of Heraldry: “12. Venus, a Staff in Pale Sol, and thereupon…”

The story

From Old English Sætern, from Latin Sāturnus, probably from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄 (satre), plausibly influenced by Latin satus, past participle of serere (‘to sow’).

Every English word from Latin Sāturnus

Today it means

name The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.

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Etymograph / Latin Sāturnus / Saturn

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