Where does “asterysk” come from?

asterysk (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος — Noun-forming diminutive suffix.

asterysk (Polish): asterisk

Definitions

  1. asterisk

Ancestry of “asterysk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀστερίσκοςlittle star; asterisk, the mark *; Italian aster
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́σκοςNoun-forming diminutive suffix
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος →