The story
- Latin · derived fromStella Maris“Polaris, the North Star; Mary, mother of Jesus”
- Middle English · inherited fromsterre of þe see
- English todayStar of the Sea
From Middle English sterre of þe see, a calque of Latin Stella Maris (“Polaris, the North Star; Mary, mother of Jesus”) and direct translation from the Latin and its descendants in other languages. Cf. Morning Star.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.