étoile

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French word étoile comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (Star.)

*h₂eHs- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂stḗr (Proto-Indo-European)

Star.

*stērolā (Proto-Italic)

Star.

stella (Latin)

Planet. Star.

esteile (Old French)

estoile (Middle French)

Star.

étoile (French)

(heraldiccharge) mullet. Star.

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