Where does “asterisko” come from?

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

asterisko (Esperanto): asterisk

Definitions

  1. asterisk

Ancestry of “asterisko”, step by step

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