Etymology

stellate

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Today it means: Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center. Full definition →

Latin stēllātus
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stellate · adjective1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromstēllātus“starry”
  2. English todaystellate

Borrowed from Latin stēllātus (“starry”), from stēlla (“star”) + -ātus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stell(a) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

stellate · verb2

From stell(a) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words from the same roots

Latinstēllātus all →

stellated

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