Where does “asteriski” come from?

asteriski (Finnish) comes from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος — Noun-forming diminutive suffix.

asteriski (Finnish): asterisk symbol *

Definitions

  1. asterisk symbol *

Ancestry of “asteriski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinasteriscusa small star, an asterisk
2Ancient Greekἀστερίσκοςlittle star; asterisk, the mark *; Italian aster
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́σκοςNoun-forming diminutive suffix
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος →Every word from Late Latin asteriscus →