Where does “astrolabium” come from?

astrolabium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

astrolabium (Latin): astrolabe

Definitions

  1. astrolabe

Ancestry of “astrolabium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀστρολάβοςarmillary sphere; planisphere
2Ancient GreekἄστρονA celestial body
3Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
4Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “astrolabium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr →