myEtymology.com: English etymology of interstellar

Etymology of the English word interstellar

the English word interstellar

derived from the English word stellar

derived from the Latin word stellaris

derived from the Latin word stella (star; star; planet, heavenly body)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

using the Latin suffix -aris

derived from the Latin suffix -alis

using the English prefix inter-

derived from the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en