Where does “stēlla” come from?

stēlla (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

stēlla (Latin): a star; a constellation

Definitions

  1. a star; a constellation

Ancestry of “stēlla”, step by step

stēlla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic stērolā

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

via Proto-Italic *stērlā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*stērlāstar

Words derived from “stēlla”

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