Where does “astronautique” come from?

astronautique (French) comes from French astronaute, from French astro-, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

astronautique (French): astronautic

Definitions

  1. astronautic

Ancestry of “astronautique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchastronauteastronaut
2Frenchastro-astro
3Ancient GreekἄστρονA celestial body
4Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
5Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “astronautique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr →
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