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Where does “αστέρι” come from?

αστέρι (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ἀστέριν, from Ancient Greek ἀστέριον, 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.

αστέρι (Greek): star; a brilliant person

Definitions

  1. star; a brilliant person

Ancestry of “αστέρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἀστέριν—
2Ancient Greekἀστέριον—
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 “αστέρι”

  • πεφταστέρι
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →