Etymology of the Greek word astron (ἄστρον)
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 Greek
astro-Derivations in other languages
Italian
astro-, Latin
astrum
