Etymology of the Latin word aster
the New Latin word
aster (star; plant; kind of Samian clay; star)
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 Latin
astro-,
amphiaster,
diaster,
astreansDerivations in other languages
English
amphiaster, English
aster, French
clypéastre, French
aster, Italian
astro, Portuguese
astreUsage
Word found in New Latin
