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astral
Astral comes from Latin astrum ‘star’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr‘star’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*astḗr‘star’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀστήρastḗr‘star’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄστρονástron‘star’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEastrum‘star’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEastrālis
- Englishearliest quotation 1669astral
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr‘star’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*astḗr‘star’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀστήρastḗr‘star’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄστρονástron‘star’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEastrum‘star’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEastrālis
- Englishearliest quotation 1669astral
Earliest quotation: 1669, John Dryden: “Some Aſtral forms I muſt invoke by prayer, /…”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁s- ‘to burn, glow’
constellation, stellate, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’
star, sterling, stellar, stella, 24 more
through Proto-Hellenic *astḗr ‘star’
through Ancient Greek ἀστήρ ‘star’
through Ancient Greek ἄστρον ‘star’
through Latin astrum ‘star’
Today it means
adj Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr / astral