Etymology of the English word astrometry
the English word
astrometryusing 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-using the English suffix
-metryUsage
Word found in Modern English
