Where does “Setestrelo” come from?

Setestrelo (Galician) comes from Galician estrela, from Old Portuguese estrela, from Latin stella, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Setestrelo (Galician): Big Dipper

Definitions

  1. Big Dipper

Ancestry of “Setestrelo”, step by step

Setestrelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician estrela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianestrelastar
2Old Portugueseestrelastar
3Latinstellastar; wandering star, planet; star shape
4Proto-Italicstērolāstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Galician sete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianseteseven
2Old Portugueseseteseven
3LatinSeptemseven; 7
4Proto-Italicseptemseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →