stella

stella · noun¹

1. Latin · borrowed fromstēlla“a star”
2. English todaystella

Borrowed from Latin stēlla (“a star”). Doublet of estoile, étoile, and stelo; related to aster and star.

Stella · proper noun, noun²

1. Latin · derived fromstēlla“star”
2. English todayStella

From Latin stēlla (“star”). Noun sense 2 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).

Words from the same roots