Where does “tragicaster” come from?
tragicaster (English) comes from English aster, from German Aster, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
tragicaster (English): A petty or inferior tragedian
Definitions
- A petty or inferior tragedian
Ancestry of “tragicaster”, step by step
tragicaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aster | Any of several plants of the genus "Aster"; one... |
| 2 | German | Aster | A taxonomic plant genus, within tribe Astereae -... |
| 3 | Latin | astēr | A star |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οὐρέω | I make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English tragic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tragic | Causing great sadness or suffering; Relating to... |
| 2 | French | tragique | tragic |
| 3 | Latin | tragicus | tragic; Relating to tragedy or to a tragic drama;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραγικός | of or relating to tragedy; tragikos |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |