ἀστρολάβος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- armillary sphere
- planisphere
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (star, celestial body, a star) + Ancient Greek λαμβάνω (take, grasp, I take, seize).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λαμβάνω
Gloss
take, grasp, I take, seize
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- astro- English
- astroid English
- astronaut English
- astrolabium Latin
- astrum Latin
- astrōsus Latin
- asztrolábium Hungarian
- astrolabio Italian
- astro- Dutch, Flemish
- astrolabe French
- astrolabique French
- astrolabio Spanish, Castilian
- καταλαμβάνω Ancient Greek
- λαβή Ancient Greek
- λαμβάνω Ancient Greek
- ληπτός Ancient Greek
- λιθολάβος Ancient Greek
- λῆψις Ancient Greek
- μεσόλαβος Ancient Greek
- χρυσολαβής Ancient Greek
- ἀναλαμβάνω Ancient Greek
- ἀπολαμβάνω Ancient Greek
- ἀστρολογία Ancient Greek
- ἀστρονομία Ancient Greek
- ἄστρον Ancient Greek
- *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-European
- astro- Norwegian Bokmål
- astro- Norwegian Nynorsk
- astro- Czech
- أسطرلاب Arabic
- astrelabe Old French
- άστρο Greek (modern)
- astrolabe Middle French
- אַסטראָנויט Yiddish
- ἀστρολάβιον gkm
- *hlagʷ- Proto-Hellenic