Etymology

starlet

star·let
S1T1A1R1L1E1T1

Today it means: A young actress with a promising career ahead of her. Full definition →

English star ← Middle English sterre ← Old English steorra
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sternō
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sterrō
  6. Old Englishsteorra
  7. Middle Englishsterre
  8. Englishstar
  9. English todaystarlet

From star + -let.

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