myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of asteriskos

Etymology of the Greek word asteriskos (ἀστερίσκος)

the Greek word asteriskos, ἀστερίσκος

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-