Where does “-astro” come from?

-astro (Italian) comes from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.

-astro (Italian): used to form pejoratives; -aster, -ster

Definitions

  1. used to form pejoratives; -aster, -ster

Ancestry of “-astro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-astrum—
2Latin-asterpater + API → patraster

Words derived from “-astro”

Every word from Latin -aster →Every word from Latin -astrum →