Where does “Parvulastra” come from?
Parvulastra (Translingual) comes from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Parvulastra (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Parvulastra”, step by step
Parvulastra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin astrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | astrum | a star |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄστρον | A celestial body |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Latin parvulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parvulus | little, tiny, petty, slight, unimportant; young;... |
| 2 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |