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English word satellite comes from Etruscan *𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋, and later Latin satelles (Accomplice, follower. Attendant, guard.)

*𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋 (Etruscan)

satelles (Latin)

Accomplice, follower. Attendant, guard.

satellite (Middle French)

(military, Antiquity) a guard or watchman.

satellite (English)

(colloquial, uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology. [from 20th c.]. (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".. (now, _, rare) An attendant on an important [...]

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