Where does “asteriscus” come from?

asteriscus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος — Noun-forming diminutive suffix.

asteriscus (Late Latin): a small star, an asterisk

Definitions

  1. a small star, an asterisk

Ancestry of “asteriscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀστερίσκοςlittle star; asterisk, the mark *; Italian aster
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́σκοςNoun-forming diminutive suffix

Words derived from “asteriscus”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος →