Where does “πεφταστέρι” come from?
πεφταστέρι (Greek) comes from Greek αστέρι, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
πεφταστέρι (Greek): shooting star, meteor
Ancestry of “πεφταστέρι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | αστέρι | star; a brilliant person |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | ἀστέριν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστέριον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οὐρέω | I make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |