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Where does “aster” come from?

Aster comes from Latin aster, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ meaning star, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ad- and steh₂- combined with -yeti.

aster (English): Any of several plants of the genus "Aster"; one...

Definitions

  1. Any of several plants of the genus "Aster"; one...

Ancestry of “aster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAsterA taxonomic plant genus, within tribe Astereae -...
2Latinastēr—
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

Words derived from “aster”

  • monaster
  • asteroseismology
  • asterless
  • asteroseismologist
  • aster
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