Where does “astralaí” come from?
astralaí (Irish) comes from Old Irish astrolaic, from Latin astrologus, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολόγος, 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.
astralaí (Irish): astrologer
Ancestry of “astralaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | astrolaic | astrologer; wizard, sorcerer; astrologer; wizard,... |
| 2 | Latin | astrologus | astrologer; astronomer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστρολόγος | astronomer; astrologer |
| 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 |