- ἀστραλός
- ἀστραλόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: ὁ ψαρὸς (`starling') ὑπὸ Θετταλῶν H.Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Resembles closely Lat. sturnus, OHG. stara f. etc. But the reconstruction *ἀστρν̥λός is improbable. A much simpler solution is to assume independent suffixes -no- and -lo-. The word will be non-IE. Winter Prothet. Vokal 19, Thompson Birds s. v.Page in Frisk: 1,173
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.