Where does “Astérix” come from?

Astérix (French) comes from French astérisque, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος — Noun-forming diminutive suffix.

Astérix (French): Asterix the comic character

Definitions

  1. Asterix the comic character

Ancestry of “Astérix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchastérisqueasterisk
2Late Latinasteriscusa small star, an asterisk
3Ancient Greekἀστερίσκοςlittle star; asterisk, the mark *; Italian aster
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́σκοςNoun-forming diminutive suffix

Words derived from “Astérix”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος →Every word from Late Latin asteriscus →