English
astraean
Astraean may come from Late Latin astraeus.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEastraeusuncertain
- Englishtodayastraean
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEastraeusuncertain
- Englishtodayastraean
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁s- ‘to burn, glow’
constellation, stellate, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’
star, disaster, sterling, stellar, stella, 24 more
through Proto-Hellenic *astḗr ‘star’
through Ancient Greek ἀστήρ ‘star’
Today it means
adj Relating to the former genus Astraea or the family Astraeidae.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin astraeus / astraean