Synonyms & related words for sputnik

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sputnik. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to sputnik

Explore words related to sputnik — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include satellites, cosmonautics, lunet, orbiter, subsatellite, cosmonaut, skylab, spacecrafts. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does sputnik come from?

The word sputnik breaks down into 2 roots of Russian origin: sput, from Russian put (“road, way, journey”); and -nik, from Russian nik (“agent/companion suffix (fellow-traveler)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.