Etymology

rockstar

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Today it means: A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status. Full definition →

English star ← Middle English sterre ← Old English steorra
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  1. Middle Englishrokken
  2. Englishrock
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  6. Proto-Germanic*andi
  7. Old Englishand
  8. Middle Englishand
  9. Englishand
  10. Proto-Indo-European*Hreth₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*Hróth₂eh₂
  12. Proto-Italic*rotā
  13. Latinrota
  14. Latinrotula
  15. Latinrotulāre
  16. Old Frenchroeler
  17. Middle Englishrollen
  18. Englishroll
  19. Englishrock and rollellip.
  20. Englishrock
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  23. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ
  24. Proto-West Germanic*sternō
  25. Proto-West Germanic*sterrō
  26. Old Englishsteorra
  27. Middle Englishsterre
  28. Englishstar
  29. English todayrockstar

From rock + star.

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