ἀστήρ

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • a celestial body (star, planet, and other lights in the sky such as meteors).
  • illustrious person
  • starfish
  • a type of songbird

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *astḗr inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (star).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂stḗr

Gloss

star

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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