Etymology of the English prefix astro-
the English prefix
astro-derived from the Greek prefix
astro-derived from the Greek word
astron, ἄστρον (properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial))
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-Derivations in English
astrobleme,
astroid,
astronaut,
astroarchaeology,
astrobiology,
astrochemistry,
astrocyte,
astrodome,
astrodynamics,
astrogate,
astrogeology,
astrograph,
astrometeorology,
astrometry,
astronavigation,
astrophotography,
astrophotometry,
astrophysics,
astrosphere,
astrionicsUsage
Word found in Modern English
