myEtymology.com: Portuguese etymology of estela

Etymology of the Portuguese word estela

the Portuguese word estela

derived from the Vulgar Latin word stela (pillar; column)

derived from the Latin word stella (star; star; planet, heavenly body)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

derived from the Greek word stele, στήλη

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stel-