The word Satellite

nobbly

Was thinking where does the word Satellite come from and what it means.
Searched the web and came up with different answers.

The word ''Satellite'' comes from a Latin word meaning bodyguard or ''attendant''. A Satellite such as the moon moves around the Earth the way an ''attendant'' or ''bodyguard" accompanies an important person.

The word satellite originally came from the French language. It was a name for a guard or attendant. In 1611, the German astronomer Johannes Kepler gave the word a new meaning.

This word comes from the Latin "satelles" and signifies: subalt_ern, who executes the orders of a chief.

So, what is the real answer.

nobbly

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Pullet_Surprise

Or to boot, 'one who executes the chiefs'.

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