astrolabe

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀστρολάβος“star-taking”
2. Old French · derived fromastrelabe
3. Middle French · derived fromastrolabe
4. Middle English · inherited fromastrelabie
5. English todayastrolabe

From Middle English astrelabie et al., from Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).