Standard Lemma guide
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prefix
celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Combining form of star.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h2stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”).
Across languages
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