Etymology of the English word lodestar
the English word
lodestarderived from the English word
literallyderived from the English word
literalderived from the Old French word
literalderived from the Latin word
litteralis (belonging, pertaining to writing, letters)
derived from the Humanistic Latin word
littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word
litteraderived from the Greek word
diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
derived from the Latin word
literalisderived from the Humanistic Latin word
littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word
litteraderived from the Greek word
diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
using the English suffix
-lyderived from the English word
starderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the English word
lodederived from the English word
ladderived from the English word
laddederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leit-Date
The earliest known usage of lodestar in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
