Where does “semiestelar” come from?

semiestelar (Spanish) comes from Spanish estelar, from Latin stellaris, 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.

semiestelar (Spanish): second-to-top-bill

Definitions

  1. second-to-top-bill

Ancestry of “semiestelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestelarstellar; stellar, extraordinary, outstanding
2LatinstellarisOf or pertaining to a star; stellar, starry
3Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
4Proto-Italicstērolāstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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