Etymology of the English word amphiaster
the English word
amphiasterusing the English prefix
amphi-derived from the New Latin prefix
amphi-derived from the Greek word
amphi, ἀμϕι, ἀμϕί (on both sides)
derived from the Greek prefix
amphi-, ἀμφι-, ἀμϕι-
derived from the New Latin word
aster (star; plant; kind of Samian clay; star)
derived from the Greek word
aster, ἀστήρ (star; a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-using the English suffix
-asterDate
The earliest known usage of amphiaster in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
