Where does “zeeaster” come from?

zeeaster (Dutch) comes from Dutch Aster, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “zeeaster”, step by step

zeeaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Aster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchAsteraster, flowering plant of the genus Aster
2LatinastērA star
3Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
4Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
5Ancient Greekκατά
6Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
7Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Dutch zee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeesea
2Middle Dutchsêesea
3Old Dutchsēosea
4Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
5Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
6Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
8Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti
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