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Astro- etymology

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English word astro- comes from Translingual physician, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-, Proto-Indo-European - tḗr, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁s-, Ancient Greek νοῦμμος, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (Star.)

Detailed word origin of astro-

Dictionary entry Language Definition
physician Translingual (mul)
*h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European (ine) hearth; ash
- tḗr Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*h₂eh₁s- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
νοῦμμος Ancient Greek (grc)
Spanish Translingual (mul)
botanist Translingual (mul)
*h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-European (ine) Star.
*astḗr Proto-Hellenic (grk-pro) Star.
ἀστήρ Ancient Greek (grc)
ἄστρον Ancient Greek (grc)
astro- English (en) Celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; astronomy.

Words with the same origin as astro-

Descendants of physician

asterisk astrology astronaut astronomy disaster

Descendants of *h₂eHs-

ash constellation star stellar