Where does “estellador” come from?

estellador (Catalan) comes from Catalan estellar, from English Estella, from French Estelle, from Occitan estela, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

estellador (Catalan): a stump on which one splits firewood

Definitions

  1. a stump on which one splits firewood

Ancestry of “estellador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanestellarto splinter, to split
2EnglishEstella—
3FrenchEstelle—
4Occitanestelastar
5Latinstēlacolumn, pillar
6Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
7Proto-Italicstērolāstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →