Where does “asteriscus” come from?

asteriscus (English) comes from Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερῐ́σκος — little star.

asteriscus (English): One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many...

Definitions

  1. One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many...

Ancestry of “asteriscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasteriscusa small star, an asterisk
2Ancient Greekἀστερῐ́σκοςlittle star
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀστερῐ́σκος →Every word from Latin asteriscus →