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Where does “stellaris” come from?

stellaris (Latin) 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.

stellaris (Latin): Of or pertaining to a star; stellar, starry

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a star; stellar, starry

Ancestry of “stellaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstēlla—
2Proto-Italicstērolāstar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “stellaris”

  • stellar
  • interstellar
  • circumstellar
  • protostellar
  • substellar
  • stellarator
  • prestellar
  • quasistellar
  • nonstellar
  • stellarity
  • epistellar
  • superstellar
  • stellarly
  • stellarcentric
  • panstellar
  • stellare
  • estrellar
  • estelar
  • protostellare
  • stellare
  • stellarator
  • stellaire
  • interstellaire
  • estelar
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