Where does “Alpen-Aster” come from?

Alpen-Aster (German) comes from German Aster, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Alpen-Aster (German): alpine aster, blue alpine daisy; any plant of the species Aster alpinus

Definitions

  1. alpine aster, blue alpine daisy; any plant of the species Aster alpinus

Ancestry of “Alpen-Aster”, step by step

Alpen-Aster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAsterA taxonomic plant genus, within tribe Astereae -...
2LatinastērA star
3Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
4Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
5Ancient Greekκατά
6Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
7Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via German Alpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenthe Alps; alps
2Middle High Germanalben
3Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
4Proto-West Germanic*albijā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti