ΟΣΤΑΡΙΟΝ, meaning: small bone. ΟΣΤΟΝ or ΟΣΤΟΥΝ = bone. Later forms: ΑΣΤΗΡ (pronounced: aster), or ΑΣΤΡΟΝ (pronounced: astron)
The Greeks in ancient times were using the ankle-bone as a fortunetelling device, just like in contemporary times some people make use of the dice as fortunetelling devices. The ankle-bones were the primitive dice.
Disaster was the word for "a bad omen".
The Greek root of "disaster" is "dis-" which means "apart" or "away." Combined with the Latin root "astrum" meaning "star," the word translates to "bad star," reflecting the belief in ancient times that misfortune was caused by the influence of stars.
The Greek root word of "astronomically" is "astron," which means star.
The Greek root meaning angle or corner is "gonia."
From the word αστέρας (asteras) ancient αστήρ (astir) meaning star.
Asteroid comes from the Greek word Aster meaning star.Other words that have Aster as there route :-Asterism(Star Constellation), Disaster (Bad Star), Asterisk (Small Star),
The Greek root of "disaster" is "dis-" which means "apart" or "away." Combined with the Latin root "astrum" meaning "star," the word translates to "bad star," reflecting the belief in ancient times that misfortune was caused by the influence of stars.
Asterisk. Aster.
The modern greek word for star is "αστέρι" (asteree), the ancient greek word for star is "αστήρ" (asteer).
The Greek root word of "astronomically" is "astron," which means star.
Astronomy and astronaut have the root 'Astros' which means star.
The Greek root meaning angle or corner is "gonia."
Astro - Greek for 'star'
The root meaning for astronomy comes from the Greek words "astron" meaning star and "nomos" meaning law or arrangement. Astronomy is the study of celestial objects, such as stars, planets, and galaxies, and the laws and principles that govern their movement and behavior.
From the word αστέρας (asteras) ancient αστήρ (astir) meaning star.
Asteroid comes from the Greek word Aster meaning star.Other words that have Aster as there route :-Asterism(Star Constellation), Disaster (Bad Star), Asterisk (Small Star),
hyper is a greek root word meaning over-. υπερ- (hyper-)
The Greek root meaning nerve is "neur" or "neuro", which is commonly used in words related to the nervous system or nerve function.