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Where does “étoile” come from?

étoile (French) comes from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

étoile (French): star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a...

Definitions

  1. star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a...

Ancestry of “étoile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestoilestar
2Old Frenchestoilestar
3Latinstēla—
4Latinstēlla—
5Proto-Italicstērolāstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “étoile”

  • étoile
  • etoile
  • étoiler
  • protoétoile
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