Where does “interstellaire” come from?

interstellaire (French) comes from French stellaire, from Latin stellaris, 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.

interstellaire (French): interstellar

Definitions

  1. interstellar

Ancestry of “interstellaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstellairestellar; stellaria
2LatinstellarisOf or pertaining to a star; stellar, starry
3Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
4Proto-Italicstērolāstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →