Where does “protostea” come from?

protostea (Romanian) comes from Romanian stea, from Romanian steauă, from Romanian steală, 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.

protostea (Romanian): protostar

Definitions

  1. protostar

Ancestry of “protostea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansteastar; third-person singular present subjunctive...
2Romaniansteauă—
3Romaniansteală—
4Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
5Proto-Italicstērolāstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →