Where does “asterisk” come from?

asterisk (Dutch) comes from French astérisque, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος — Noun-forming diminutive suffix.

asterisk (Dutch): asterisk

Definitions

asterisk

Ancestry of “asterisk”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	astérisque	asterisk
2	Late Latin	asteriscus	a small star, an asterisk
3	Ancient Greek	ἀστερίσκος	little star; asterisk, the mark *; Italian aster
4	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́σκος	Noun-forming diminutive suffix

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος →Every word from Late Latin asteriscus →