Etymology of the Latin word astrolabium
the Medieval Latin word
astrolabium (astrolabe)
derived from the Greek word
astrolabonusing the Greek prefix
astro-derived from 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-derived from the Greek word
lambanein, λαμβάνω
derived from the Byzantine Greek word
astrolabion, ἀστρολάβιον
derived from the Byzantine Greek word
astrolabos, ἀστρολάβος, ἀστρόλαβος
Derivations in other languages
French
astrelabe, Italian
astrolabioUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
