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Where does “καταστερισμός” come from?

καταστερισμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

καταστερισμός (Ancient Greek): star legend

Definitions

  1. star legend

Ancestry of “καταστερισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
2Ancient Greekκατά
3Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
4Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “καταστερισμός”

  • catasterism
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