Etymology

stellar

stel·lar
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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars. Full definition →

Latin stēllāris ← Proto-Italic *stērlā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Italic*stērlā
  4. Latinstēlla
  5. Latinstēllāris
  6. English todaystellar

Borrowed from Latin stēllāris.

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