Trans-jovian etymology

English

English word trans-Jovian comes from English Jove ((Roman god) Jupiter, god of the sky.), English -ian, English trans-

Etymology of trans-Jovian

Detailed word origin of trans-Jovian

Dictionary entry Language Definition
Jove English (en) (Roman god) Jupiter, god of the sky.
-ian English (en) (as a noun) Having a certain profession.. (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.. (as an adjective) From, related to, or like.
trans- English (en) (chemistry) A compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound. (Also used without the hyphen as an adjective; see trans.). Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of.. Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.
trans-Jovian English (en) Further from the Sun than Jupiter is.

Words with the same origin as trans-Jovian

Descendants of -ian

avian politician suffix technician