astérisque
French
noun
Definitions
- asterisk (punctuation symbol)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin asteriscus derived from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterisk, a little star, used in manuscripts to mark passages, little star).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀστερίσκος
Gloss
asterisk, a little star, used in manuscripts to mark passages, little star
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asterisk English
- asteriscus Latin
- астериск Russian
- asterisco Spanish, Castilian
- ἀστήρ Ancient Greek
- ἀστερίσκος Ancient Greek
- asterisc Catalan, Valencian
- astérisque Norman