Where does “Stella” come from?

Stella (Italian) comes 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.

Stella (Italian): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “Stella”, step by step

Stella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin stēlla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
2Proto-Italicstērolāstar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Late Latin astella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinastella—
2Latinastŭla—

Words derived from “Stella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →
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