Where does “Πολικός Αστέρας” come from?

Πολικός Αστέρας (Greek) comes from Greek αστέρας, from Byzantine Greek ἀστέρας, 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.

Πολικός Αστέρας (Greek): The Pole Star, Polaris

Definitions

  1. The Pole Star, Polaris

Ancestry of “Πολικός Αστέρας”, step by step

Πολικός Αστέρας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek αστέρας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαστέραςstar
2Byzantine Greekἀστέρας
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 Greek πολικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπολικόςpolar, Arctic
2Frenchpolairepolar
3Middle Frenchpolaire
4Latinpolāris
5Latinpoluspole
6Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti
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