The story
- Latin · derived fromaster“star”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὕλη“matter”
- English todayYliaster
Most likely a blend of Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”) + Latin aster (“star”)
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὕλη all →
acetylhylahylhylehylo-hyloistmesohylprotylepteryla-ylylem
Latinaster all →
asteraster-
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.