Where does “étoile” come from?
étoile (Italian) comes from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
étoile (Italian): étoile
Ancestry of “étoile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | étoile | star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a... |
| 2 | Middle French | estoile | star |
| 3 | Old French | estoile | star |
| 4 | Latin | stēla | — |
| 5 | Latin | stēlla | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stērolā | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |