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Where does “estrella” come from?

estrella (Catalan) comes from Spanish Estrella, from Old Spanish estrella, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

estrella (Catalan): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “estrella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishEstrella—
2Old Spanishestrellastar
3Latinstēlla—
4Proto-Italicstērolāstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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