Where does “stea” come from?

stea (Romanian) comes 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.

stea (Romanian): star; third-person singular present subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. star; third-person singular present subjunctive...

Ancestry of “stea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansteauă—
2Romaniansteală—
3Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
4Proto-Italicstērolāstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “stea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →