Where does “asteriscu” come from?

asteriscu (Asturian) comes from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος — Noun-forming diminutive suffix.

asteriscu (Asturian): asterisk symbol

Definitions

  1. asterisk symbol

Ancestry of “asteriscu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinasteriscusa small star, an asterisk
2Ancient Greekἀστερίσκοςlittle star; asterisk, the mark *; Italian aster
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́σκοςNoun-forming diminutive suffix
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος →Every word from Late Latin asteriscus →