Proto-Hellenic

*astḗr

‘star’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Hellenic *astḗr.

16 English words in this record descend from Proto-Hellenic *astḗr, most familiar first.

• asteroid ← ἀστεροειδής ← ἀστήρ
• astral ← astrālis ← astrum ← ἄστρον ← ἀστήρ
• asterisk ← asteriscus ← ἀστερῐ́σκος ← ᾰ̓στήρ
• aster ← ἀστήρ
• asterism ← ἀστερισμός ← ἀστήρ
• asterion ← ἀστήρ
• sporades ← ἀστέρες
• diaster ← ἀστήρ
• apastron ← ᾰ̓́στρον ← ἀστήρ
• asteriscus ← ἀστερίσκος ← ἀστήρ
• astroite ← astroites ← ἀστροίτης ← ἀστήρ
• astraean ← astraeus ← ἀστήρ

More words from *astḗr

• asteronym
• astrite
• astroit
• astrion

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *astḗr