Where does “interestelar” come from?

interestelar (Galician) comes from Galician estelar, 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.

interestelar (Galician): interstellar

Definitions

  1. interstellar

Ancestry of “interestelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianestelarstellar
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 →
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