Etymology Bro

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Hi, there. I'm Jase, a word nerd who loves the gym. Want to know the origin of a word, given name, or place name? Let me know! https://www.instagram.com/etymology_bro

ITALIC WORDS FOR STAR
(all from Latin stella)

FRENCH
étoile

CATALAN
estel

PORTUGUESE
estrela

SPANISH
estrella

ITALIAN
stella

ROMANIAN
stea

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES IN/BORDERING FRANCE WITH >50,000 SPEAKERS
CORSICAN: stedda, stella
FRANCO-PROVENÇAL: ètêla
NORMAN: éteile
OCCITAN: estela
PICARD: étoéle
WALLOON: stoele

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN WITH >50,000 SPEAKERS
GALICIAN: estrela
JUDAEO-SPANISH: estreya

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES IN/BORDERING ITALY WITH >50,000 SPEAKERS
FRIULIAN: stele
LIGURIAN: stella
PIEDMONTESE: steila
SARDINIAN: istedhu
SICILIAN: stidda
VENETIAN: steła

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES IN ROMANIA WITH >50,000 SPEAKERS
AROMANIAN: steauâ

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES IN SWITZERLAND WITH >50,000 SPEAKERS
ROMANSH: staila