Where does “constelare” come from?
constelare (Romanian) comes from Romanian constela, from French consteller, from French constellation, from Middle French constellation, from Old French constellation, from Latin constellātiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
constelare (Romanian): constellation
Definitions
- constellation
Ancestry of “constelare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | constela | to constellate |
| 2 | French | consteller | to cluster |
| 3 | French | constellation | constellation (all senses) |
| 4 | Middle French | constellation | — |
| 5 | Old French | constellation | — |
| 6 | Latin | constellātiō | a collection of stars supposed to exert an influence upon human affairs, a constellation |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |