Etymology of the Latin word astronomia
the Late Latin word
astronomia (astronomy, science of heavenly bodies)
derived from the Greek word
astronomia, ἀστρονομία
using 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-using the Greek suffix
-nomia, -νομία
derived from the Greek word
nomos, νόμος (law; name; law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle))
derived from the Greek word
nemein, νέμω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nem-Derivations in other languages
French
astronomie, Italian
astronomia, Portuguese
astronomiaUsage
Word found in Late Latin
