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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 [...]