English
stellion
Stellion comes from Latin stellio ‘a newt with starlike spots on its back’, from stella ‘star’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr‘star’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stērlā‘star’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstella‘star’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstellio‘a newt with starlike spots on its back’
- Englishtodaystellion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr‘star’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stērlā‘star’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstella‘star’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstellio‘a newt with starlike spots on its back’
- Englishtodaystellion
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’
star, disaster, sterling, asteroid, astral, asterisk, aster, 24 more
through Latin stella ‘star’
Today it means
noun A lizard (Laudakia stellio or Stellagama stellio). It is olive-green with small stellate spots, commonly found in the rocky areas around the Mediterranean.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr / stellion