astriger etymology

Latin word astriger comes from Latin astrum ((poetic) a star.), Latin -ger (Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying” from nouns.)

Detailed word origin of astriger

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
astrum Latin (lat) (poetic) a star.
-ger Latin (lat) Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying” from nouns.
astriger Latin (lat) (poetic) starry.

Words with the same origin as astriger

Descendants of -ger
auriger barbiger belliger claviger contiger cornigera ensiger floriger libriger mundiger naviger nubiger penatiger pharetriger plagiger plantiger securiger somniger spiniger squamigeri stelliger urniger veliger Āligeri