English
diaster
Diaster comes from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ ‘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’
- Englishtodaydiaster
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’
- Englishtodaydiaster
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁s- ‘to burn, glow’
constellation, stellate, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’
star, sterling, disaster, stellar, stella, 24 more
through Proto-Hellenic *astḗr ‘star’
through Ancient Greek ἀστήρ ‘star’
Today it means
noun A double star; applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr / diaster