Where does “zétoil” come from?
zétoil (Réunion Creole French) comes from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, 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.
zétoil (Réunion Creole French): star
Definitions
- star
Ancestry of “zétoil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étoile | star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a... |
| 2 | Middle French | estoile | star |
| 3 | Old French | estoile | star |
| 4 | Latin | stēla | column, pillar |
| 5 | Latin | stēlla | a star; a constellation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stērolā | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |