Where does “stéła” come from?

stéła (Venetian) comes from Latin stella, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

stéła (Venetian): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “stéła”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstellastar; wandering star, planet; star shape
2Proto-Italicstērolāstar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-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 →