Etymograph

English

astrion

Astrion comes from Latin astroites ‘an unknown kind of precious stone of magical…’, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ ‘star’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁s- ‘to burn, glow’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eh₁s-1‘to burn, glow’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr2‘star’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*astḗr2‘star’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀστήρ3astḗr‘star’
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀστροίτης3
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEastroites4‘an unknown kind of precious stone of magical power’
  7. Englishtodayastrion4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Latin astroites
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English astrion

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eh₁s-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr‘to burn, glow’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗrWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ‘star’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*astḗrWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ‘star’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀστήρWiktionary, Latin astroitesastḗr‘star’
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀστροίτηςWiktionary, Latin astroites
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEastroitesWiktionary, English astrion‘an unknown kind of precious stone of magical power’
  7. EnglishtodayastrionWiktionary, English astrion

The story

Latin astroites: compare French astroite.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁s- ‘to burn, glow’

constellation, stellate, 18 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’

star, disaster, sterling, stellar, stella, 23 more

through Proto-Hellenic *astḗr ‘star’

asterisk, 11 more

through Ancient Greek ἀστήρ ‘star’

asteroid, astral, aster, 10 more

Today it means

noun Synonym of astroite.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “astrion”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, Latin astroites. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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