Greek word for stardust

Greek Translation. αστέρι σκόνη

What is the Latin word for Stardust?

Astropulvis is Latin for “stardust” and given as a tribute to Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust.

What is the ancient Greek word for stars?

Etymology. From ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

What is the origin of the word stardust?

Where does stardust come from? The first records of the term stardust come from around the 1830s. It combines the terms star and dust to literally and figuratively mean “dust made of stars.”

What is the meaning of the word stardust?

Noun. stardust (usually uncountable, plural stardusts) (astronomy) Small fragments of dust-like material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.

What is Aether in Latin?

Aether,-eris (s.m.III), abl. sg. aethere: “the upper, pure, bright air, the ether; heaven; air in general; the brightness surrounding a deity” (Lewis & Short) [> Gk.

What is the Roman word for star?

astrum : star, constellation.

Who is the Greek god of star?

ASTRAIOS (Astraeus) was the Titan god of stars and planets and of the art of astrology. By Eos (the Dawn) he was the father of the Stars and the four seasonal Winds. The arrival of these Winds was heralded by the rising of certain constellations.

What is sky called in Greek?

Greek: Ουρανός (Ouranós)

What are Greek names for star?

Aster. You might recognize this as the name of a flower, but it's also Greek for 'star.

What is the root word of stars?

Etymology. The word "star" ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "h₂stḗr" also meaning star, but further analyzable as h₂eh₁s- ("to burn", also the source of the word "ash") + -tēr (agentive suffix). Compare Latin stella, Greek aster, German Stern.

What is Ethereality?

1 a : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth. b : celestial. c : unworldly, spiritual. 2 a : lacking material substance : immaterial, intangible.

What does Navis mean Latin?

navis Noun = boat, ship.

What is supernova in Latin?

The term supernova is derived from nova (Latin: “new”), the name for another type of exploding star. Supernovae resemble novae in several respects. Both are characterized by a tremendous, rapid brightening lasting for a few weeks, followed by a slow dimming.

What is Zenith in Latin?

zenith (n.)

"point of the heavens directly overhead at any place," late 14c., from Old French cenith (Modern French zénith), from Medieval Latin cenit, senit, bungled scribal transliterations of Arabic samt "road, path," abbreviation of samt ar-ras, literally "the way over the head." Letter -m- misread as -ni-.

What does Sirius mean Latin?

Sirius (n.)

brightest star by magnitude, late 14c., from Latin Sirius "the Dog Star," from Greek Seirios, said to mean literally "scorching" or "the scorcher." But other related Greek words seem to derive from this use, and the name might be a folk-etymologized borrowing from some other language.

What is Cryo in Latin?

word-forming element meaning "very cold, freezing," from Latinized form of Greek kryos "icy cold," related to kryeros "chilling" (from PIE root *kreus- "to begin to freeze, form a crust").

What is Solaris in Latin?

sōlāris (neuter sōlāre); third-declension two-termination adjective. Of or pertaining to the sun, solar. (figuratively) sunny.

What is elemental in Latin?

elemental (adj.)

late 15c., "pertaining to the four elements," from Medieval Latin elementalis, from Latin elementum (see element). Meaning "pertaining to the powers of nature" is from 1823.

What is Vortex in Latin?

[Latin vortex, vortic-, variant of vertex, from vertere, to turn; see wer-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

What is nova in Latin?

Etymology. Feminine nominative singular of Latin novus (“new”). The feminine is used since stella (“star”) is feminine; thus nova is a shortening of nova stella (“new star”), first used in this sense in 1573 by Tycho Brahe.

What is Latin Lux?

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin lūx (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”).