Plural of satellite, coming from the latin word: " satelles, satellitis: soldier escort responsible for the safety of the King 34. The institution is the last King of Rome, Tarquinius superbus, in the 6th century b. C., which ended up being expelled from Rome by his misdeeds and those of his son, establishing the Republic. Spanish applies to someone or something which rotates or moves around one or another major thing most important. In astronomy applies to a natural or artificial body that revolves around another. It also speaks of city or State satellite because they rely on other more important.