English
sidereous
Sidereous comes from Latin sidereus ‘of or belonging to the stars’, and goes back to sīdus ‘a star”, “a constellation’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsīdus‘a star”, “a constellation’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsidereus‘of or belonging to the stars’
- Englishtodaysidereous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsīdus‘a star”, “a constellation’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsidereus‘of or belonging to the stars’
- Englishtodaysidereous
Every English word from Latin sīdus
Today it means
adj sidereal (relating to stars)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin sīdus / sidereous