Etymology

Astarte

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Today it means: A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia. Full definition →

Latin Astarte ← Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 ← Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈστάρτη
  2. Phoenician · derived from𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕
  3. Latin · borrowed fromAstarte
  4. English todayAstarte

Borrowed from Latin Astarte, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) via Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē). Doublet of Ashtoreth and Ishtar.

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