Etymology

astroglial

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells of the brain and spinal cord Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English astroglia ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
  4. Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
  6. Englishastro-
  7. Englishglia
  8. Englishastroglia
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. English todayastroglial

From astroglia + -al.

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