asteriscus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a small star, an asterisk
Etymology
Borrowed 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
- asteriskless English
- astérisque French
- астериск Russian
- asterisco Spanish, Castilian
- ἀστήρ Ancient Greek
- ἀστερίσκος Ancient Greek
- アスタリスク Japanese
- asterisc Catalan, Valencian
- astérisque Norman