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Where does “Astronom” come from?

Astronom (German) comes from Latin astronomus, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονόμος, 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.

Astronom (German): astronomer

Definitions

  1. astronomer

Ancestry of “Astronom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinastronomusan astronomer
2Ancient Greekἀστρονόμοςastronomer
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

Words derived from “Astronom”

  • Astronomin
  • astronoom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →