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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.

Ancestry of “Πολικός Αστέρας”, step by step

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
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