Etymology of the English word aster
the English word
asterderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of aster in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
cytaster,
asteraceousCognates
Dutch
aster, French
aster, German
Aster, Icelandic
astra, Swedish
asterUsage
Word found in Modern English
